The Police in Osun State have arraigned
six pupils for allegedly disrupting the
peace at St. Mark’s Anglican High School,
Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
According to a charge sheet obtained by
our correspondent in Osogbo on Friday,
the students were arraigned before a
Magistrates’ Court presided over by
Mrs. Adejumoke Olowolagba.
The accused persons who police
prosecutor said were all 18 years of age
are: Adewunmi Olusegun, T. Ajibola,
Sodiq Ganiyu , Femi Adegbite , Atoyebi
Nurudeen Atoyebi and Yusuf Adepoju.
Police prosecutor, Mr. Taiwo Adeboke,
told the court that the accused persons
and others at large disturbed the peace
of the school on December 7 and used
cutlasses and sticks.
The prosecutor told the court that the
pupils committed an offence punishable
under Section 517(d) and 249(d) of the
Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II, Law of
Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
The charge sheet read, ” That
you Adewunmi Olusegun, age 18; Toheb
Ajibola, 18; Sodiq Ganiyu 18; Femi
Adegbite 18; Nurudeen Atoyebi 18 and
Yusuf Adepoju 18 and others now at
large on 7th day of December, 2015 at
St. Marks Anglican High School, Osogbo
in the Osogbo Magisterial District did
conspire together to commit
misdemeanour to wit conduct likely to
cause breach of the peace by disturbing
the school activities.
“That you and others now at large at
the same date, time and place
aforementioned did conduct yourselves
in a manner likely to cause a breach of
the peace by disturbing the school
activities with sticks and cutlasses.”
The accused person pleaded not guilty
and the magistrate granted then bail in
sum of N200,000 with two sureties
each.
She adjourned the case to February
15th for mention.
It will be recalled that the Osun State
Ministry of Education had closed down
the school following the disturbance by
some students who were said to be
cultists.
Some of the students were reported to
have chased some teachers with locally
made guns and injured a cadet deployed
in the school.
