Students arrested for attacking teachers, mates in Osun

Osun state Police Command, yesterday arraigned six students of St. Marks Anglican High School and Adenle Middle School, Osogbo before an Osogbo magistrate court for allegedly attacking teachers in their schools with dangerous weapons.

It will be recalled that some students of the said schools, believed to be members of a cult group and some of their sponsors wielding dangerous weapons, had on Friday, December 4, 2015, launched attack and unleashed mayhem on teachers and students in the said schools.

The students, who were arraigned before Magistrate Adejumoke Olowolagba, were accused of causing breach of peace by disturbing school activities on December 7, 2015 at St. Marks Anglican High School, Osogbo.

Those brought before court, who were said to be 18 years of age are; Adewunmi Olusegun, Ajibola Toheeb, Ganiyu Sodiq, Adegbite Femi, Atoyebi Nurudeen and Adepoju Yusuf.

Their charge sheet read: “That you and others now at large on 7th day of December, 2015 at St. Marks Anglican High School, Osogbo in the Osogbo Magisterial District did conspire together to commit misdemeanor to wit conduct likely to cause breach of the peace by disturbing the school activities.”

“That you and others now at large at the same date, time and place aforementioned did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by disturbing the school activities with sticks and cutlasses.”

Taiwo Adegoke, the Police Prosecutor in charge of the matter, said the accused with their acts, committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 517(d) and 249(d) of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II, Law of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.

The six accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge pressed against them.

Magistrate Olowolagba then committed them to bail, saying they were presumed innocent of the offence, until the prosecution proved otherwise.

The accused, who were committed to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in the like amount, must also provide one surety that must provide tax clearance certificate.

The case was adjourned till 15th February, 2016 for mention.

Source: NATIONALMIRROR

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