Police arraign 3 for invading palace

Osun state police command has arraigned three persons before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly storming the palace of Alawo of Awo with charms and cutlasses to dethrone Oba Abdurazaq Adegboyega.

Three defendants; Adebayo Akinsilo, 40, Oloyede Babatunde, 46 and Oloyede Habib, 28, were docked on Wednesday on six counts bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, Unlawful invasion, breach of peace and threat to life.

Police prosecutor, John Idoko disclosed that the defendants, on August 26, 2022 invaded the said palace in Awo armed with matchets and cutlasses amidst chant of war songs

The Presiding Magistrate, Adeyemoye Adeyeba granted the application and admit the defendants to bail in the sum of N2million and two sureties each and adjourned the matter till October 12, 2022 for hearing.