The corps said the defendant was arrested for allegedly committing the offence at Upenmen Forest, Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state in November.
The state prosecutor, Mr O.F Akeredolu, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 17, 2023, at around 6 pm, at Upenmen Forest, Owo, Owo LGA.
Mohammadu, who was a security man on a farm in the community, and others still at large conspired to kidnap two persons including his boss.
He was also said to have belonged to a kidnapping syndicate in the area.
The charge reads in part “That you, Mohammadu Basiru, and others now at large, on or about November 17, 2023, at about 6 pm, at Upenmen Forest, Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, within the Criminal Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did conspire with others still at large to kidnap Nelson Adeyemi and Olaoye Olaniyi.”
According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes Section 2 and Section 6 of the Ondo State Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Abduction Law, 2010.
Based on the nature of the offence committed, Akeredolu urged the court to remand the defendant at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, pending the issuance of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions
However, the defence counsel, Kehinde Osadugba, prayed the court for an adjournment to enable his client to reply to the application.
The magistrate, Mr Damilola Sekoni, adjourned the case till December 27, 2023, for a reply and ruling on the application.
