Defence counsel’s absence stalls trial of suspects in FRSC officer, daughter’s murders

The trial of 3 suspects accused of murdering Federal Highway Protection Corps, FRSC, officer Funmilayo Lasisi and her daughter, Adesewa, used to be stalled on Monday on the Osun State Top Court docket in Osogbo as a result of no defence attorney gave the impression.

The defendants have been introduced prior to Justice Yinka Aderibigbe by means of officers of the Nigerian Correctional Carrier for lawsuits in terms of the alleged killings.

The suspects, Fajemirokun Victor and two others, had in the past been arraigned prior to an Osogbo Leader Magistrates’ Court docket over their alleged involvement within the offences.

On the other hand, the rate may just now not be learn as not one of the defendants had felony illustration in court docket.

An Assistant Director on the Osun State Ministry of Justice, Muyiwa Ogunleye, gave the impression for the prosecution all the way through the lawsuits.

Ogunleye instructed the court docket that the prosecution had now not but served the defendants with copies of the court docket processes in terms of the case.

He confident the pass judgement on that the related paperwork can be served prior to the following sitting, following an association to ship them to the correctional facility in Ilesa.

Talking to newshounds after the lawsuits, Ogunleye mentioned, “The defendants have been to be arraigned as of late, they usually have been delivered to court docket this morning, however they weren’t represented by means of any attorney. This is why the case may just now not move forward.”

He defined that felony illustration used to be obligatory as a result of the seriousness of the rate, including, “Going by means of the offence they’ve been charged with, which is a capital offence, they will have to be represented by means of recommend.”

Ogunleye mentioned he had assigned a colleague to be sure that the rate paperwork and listening to understand have been served at the defendants on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

He additionally disclosed that the prosecution had coated up 8 witnesses, comprising 4 cops and 4 civilian witnesses, to testify when the case resumes.

Justice Aderibigbe adjourned the subject till December 8, 2026 for the defendants to go into their pleas and for a conceivable listening to, whilst directing that legal professionals will have to constitute them on the subsequent sitting.