An Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday.
The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday for their various involvements in the failed invasion of the secretariat and the governor’s office.
The defendants are facing a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, treasonable felony, belonging to unlawful society, going armed in public, conduct likely to cause breach of peace and unlawful possession of firearms.
The defendants, including a young woman and five elderly women, were remanded by Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who thereafter adjourned the case to August 1.
Earlier, the prosecutor, CSP Funke Fawole, told the court that the defendants on Saturday at about 8.30 am conspired to commit a treasonable felony.
Fawole said the defendants allegedly formed an intention and manifested the intention to forcefully remove the democratically elected Governor of Oyo State from office.
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