A keyboardist, Philip Balogun, has told a Lagos State High Court, sitting at Tafa Balewa Square, TBS, in Island, how okada rider, Dahiru Ayuba, raised false alarm which led to mob attack that killed his colleague, a sound engineer, David Imoh.
Balogun who was led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Dr Babajide Martins, as the first prosecutor witness, said the defendants “unlawfully killed David Imoh, by beating him to pulp and setting him ablaze.
Dahiru Ayuba, and five others, “Susan Moses, Chigozie Anthony, Christopher Dauda, Joseph Tella and Sunday Azi”, were arraigned before the court over the murder of a 37-year-old sound engineer, David Imoh, and attempted murder of his colleagues.
They were arraigned before before Justice I. O. Harrison, in July on six counts of conspiracy, murder, attempted murder and grievous harm, preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.
The unfortunate and barbaric events that led to the death of Sunday David Imoh and the hospitalisation of Francis Olatimiji and Phillip Balogun due to mob action by commercial motorcyclists happened on Thursday, May 12, at the NITEL Junction, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State.
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The late Imoh served as a Sound Engineer for Legacy 360 band, while Olatimiji, Balogun served as Saxophonist and Keyboardist respectively.
During the arraignment, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, said the defendants “unlawfully killed David Imoh, by beating him severely and setting him ablaze.
The prosecutor also told the court that the defendants attempted to murder one Frank Olatunji and Philip Balogun, a keyboardist, by beating them to a pulp.
At the commencement of trial to prove the allegation against the defendants, the DPP called Philip Balogun, narrated to Justice Harrison how he was mobbed by the six defendants alongside Olatunji and the late Imoh.
He said he sustained injuries on the head and ear and was in the hospital for five days at the FMA, Yaba, and Ever Care Hospital.
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The witness said he was still receiving eye treatment at Ikeja.
He told the judge that it was the second defendant that was responsible for assaulting them.
Balogun said the third defendant (Moses), was the person who pointed out where the deceased was hiding in a bar.
The case was adjourned till November 29 for the continuation of the trial.
Late Imoh and one of the keyboard players who mounted the same bike had an argument over money change with the Okada rider (AN ABOKI) at its destination on Admiralty road which resulted in what became a Cold-Blooded Night.
The other Okada riders that were of the same tribe came out and avenge their brothers which turns out to be an attack on the 2 band members of the Legacy360 band group.
