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NYSC member lands in court over alleged murder of 16-year-old roadside hawker

- An NYSC member, one Feranmi Odedele, has been arraigned in an Osogbo magistrate's court, for reckless driving and the killing of one Pelumi Olasunkanmi, a roadside hawker

- The deceased, who was selling garden eggs by the roadside, was hit by Odedele, who was said to have driven the car in a reckless manner

- The accused person was, however, granted bail in the sum of N500,000 while the matter was adjourned till January 30, 2019, for mention

One Feranmi Odedele, 29, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, was arraigned before an Osogbo chief magistrates’ court for reckless driving and the killing of one Pelumi Olasunkanmi, on Wednesday, January 9.

Olasunkanmi, a 16-year-old JSS3 pupil of the Coker Memorial High School, Ikirun, died on Friday, January 4, after being hit by a car driven by Odedele along the Osogbo-Gbongan Road, Punch reports.

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Legit.ng gathers that the deceased, who was selling garden eggs by the roadside, was hit by Odedele, who was said to have driven the car in a reckless manner.

Having been posted by the NYSC to Osun state for his mandatory one year service, Odedele was said to be returning to Osogbo from Ibadan to resume at his place of primary assignment.

The police prosecutor, Joshua Oladoye, while addressing the court, said the accused killed Olasunkanmi while driving a Honda car with plate number, Lagos MUN 187 CU, around 11.30am.

He said the offence contravened Section 81 (1) Cap 115, Vol 6, Laws of Osun State, 2003.

While reacting to the prosecutor's claims, counsel for the accused, Bola Abimbola-Ige, moved an oral application for his client’s bail and assured the court that Odedele would not jump bail.

Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara, ruling on the bail application, stated: “The accused person is reluctantly granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.”

The matter was adjourned till January 30, 2019, for mention.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, whose name was given as Ogbonna Victor Chibuzor, before Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Enugu.

The NYSC member was arraigned for alleged fraud. The arraignment was confirmed in a statement by the public affairs officer of the commission, Chris Oluka.

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