A driver, Elijah Shokoya who allegedly killing an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, in Ketu has been arraigned before an Ikeja High Court.
Shokoya is arraigned on a count charge of involuntary manslaughter.
The defendant crashed down Akinmade with his Opel Car with registration number AAA 74 GG.
The offence according to State violates Section 224 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 and is punishable under Section 229 of the same law,” she said.
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He plead not guilty to the charge.
Following his plea, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence at 7.20pm on Jan. 26 along Ikorodu Expressway by Demurin Junction, Ketu.
She asked for a trial date and requested that defendant be further remanded at the correctional facility.
The defence counsel, Mrs Abiodun Kolawale from the African Women Lawyers Association, AWLA, also requested for a short adjournment date to present Shokoya’s bail application before the court.
Justice Oyindamola Ogala ordered that Shokoya be remanded at the Correctional Center and adjourned the case until July 14 for trial.
