Court arraigns driver who killed four Technical College students at Abeokuta mosque
The driver behind the wheels of the vehicle that crushed some young students to death at a mosque in Abeokuta, Ogun State has been arraigned in court.
Some students of Ogun State Technical College in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, had gathered at the Rahamot Lahill Quareeb mosque Friday night to observe a Tahjjud, a late night prayer observed by Muslims, when a car rammed into them.
At least five persons – all females – were killed, while the four occupants of the car were said to have escaped with only injuries.
The identities of the victims, aged between 13 and 20, were given as: Rokibat Olorode, Halimo Adeyemi, Ayisat Ajibabi, and Mistura Hammed (all students of the Technical College), as well as Odunayo Akingbade.
Mistura’s sister, Temitope had said on Sunday that the 20-year-old was due for her Industrial Training in March. The deceased had been home a little over a week ago for a wedding ceremony and had promised to reunite with her family again soon.
The occupants of the car were allegedly drunk-driving and over speeding when they lost control of the car.
The driver, identified only as Shoyoye, was arraigned before an Ogun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo on Monday on three counts of dangerous driving, causing untimely death and driving without a driving licence.
He pleaded not not guilty to the charges.
Magistrate Basirat Adebowale granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 and adjourned the case till February 22, 2019, for hearing.
