A 35-year-old man, Akinola Babatunde, was on Monday remanded in prison custody by a Kwara State magistrates’ court sitting in Ilorin for alleged attack on Odo-Owa community in Oke-Ero council area of the state.
Babatunde had been on the police wanted list for his alleged role in the attack on community, leading to the death of three persons.
The suspect was alleged to have led some hoodlums to attack the community during the 2019 Egungun festival celebration.
Babatunde was arraigned in court for criminal conspiracy, mischief, rioting, being armed with deadly weapons, and culpable homicide.
Police said the suspect alongside nine others had been on the run since 2019 after an attack on Odo-Owa and its neighboring communities, leading the police to declare him wanted.
Prosecution counsel Isa Amotekun prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody pending the outcome of the ongoing police investigation.
Magistrate Olaolu Abayomi ordered the remand of the suspect at the state CID, and adjourned the matter till October 8, 2020 for mention.