An Ilorin Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Muhammed Adams, on Tuesday delivered judgement, dismissing case against ace movie producer and a traditional ruler, the Oloba of Isale-Oba, Sanmora, lrepodun local government area of the state, Alhaji Maroof Adebayo Afolayan.
Recall that the defendant was dragged to court by the police in March 2022, on the allegation of false personation and inciting public disturbance. However, the court in its judgement on Tuesday discharged Oloba of all the offences levelled against him.
In the over 40-page judgement, the court held that the prosecution failed to establish the case of alleged offences against the defendant thereby striking it out in its entirety.
Magistrate Adams, in the judgement revealed that the testimony of the six prosecution witnesses, claiming that Oloba was purportedly dethroned, was invalid on the basis that the court lacks jurisdiction to try issue on chieftaincy matters.
The court, through the video evidence presented by two defence witnesses, established that the Eleju of Eju Land, Oba Mathew ldowu Ajiboye, and others, molested Oloba and his family.
Magistrate Adams stated that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to support their case against Oloba, emphasizing that the prosecution did not establish any essential elements of the alleged offences.
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