The Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, sentenced Olasunkanmi Kareem, a 41-year-old man, to life imprisonment for life in prison, trying to shoot his former boss by shooting him.
The offender was arraigned on November 18, 2024 on an attempted M8rder charge, contrary to Section 241 of the Ekiti Criminal Code of 2021.
According to the charge form, “The defendant tried to make an omoboriwo bashiru on ifaki ekiti on August 11, 2024 by making him shot into ablaze.”
The victim said in court about his suffering: “The defendant was once my apprentice at the mechanics studio. Even after he graduated, I continued to assist him when he had problems with the customer’s car.
“That day, he called me around 8pm to ask about the carburetor I helped him fix. When I told him I didn’t see it, he became abusive and threatened to let me find my place anywhere, and I was joking. I thought he was joking. Later, I called him and he told me where he was.
We met in a workshop of a volcano machine and then had an argument. I have a gallon of gas in my hand. Since it was dark, I didn’t see it until he poured it into me. When I realized it was gas, I tried to run, I tried to run, but my body was already in a craze. I was rushing to suffer a craze. Narrative
The prosecutor, led by Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, filed four witnesses and presented Kareem’s statement, photos of the victims and medical reports as evidence.
The prosecutor led by Kunle-Shina Adeyemo brought four witnesses and made Kareem’s statement, photos of the victims and medical reports as evidence
The defendant testified in his defense, but did not call any witnesses.
Judge Jibril Aladejana made a judgment that Kareem lured the victim to a location, ambushed him behind a telephone pole, soaked him in gasoline, and then set him on fire.
The judge ruled: “The facts of the court show that the defendant intentionally intends to harm the victim. However, for the intervention of passers-by, the victim will have d!
“I don’t think the defendant should be lenient. He should face the full anger of the law,” Aladdjana added before the sentence.
