- Agency Report
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court has on Monday remanded 32-year-old Carlos Awar and his 30-year-old brother, Fortune Awar, for allegedly kidnapping one Bisola Olanrewaju.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Ojugbele, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on December 4, at No. 39, Ifedapo Line 11, Ile-Ife.
Ojugbele said that the defendants conspired with each other to commit felony to wit kidnapping of the 23-year-old woman.
According to him, the defendants unlawfully confined Olanrewaju in a location known only to them, against her will, with the intent of preventing others from finding her.
The prosecutor stated that the offence was contrary to and punishable under sections 364(2), 365 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping and illegal prevention.
The Defence Counsel, Samuel Obi, applied for the bail of the defendants on the most liberal terms, adding that his clients would not jump bail, and would provide responsible sureties.
The Presiding Magistrate, Abosede Sarumi, refused to grant their bails, but ordered for their remands at the Ile-Ife Nigerian Correctional Service, pending the consideration of their bail.
Sarumi adjourned the case until Jan. 12, 2026. NAN