Calllaris Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 On Thursday, the Lagos State Government reportedly arraigned the 40 males that were arrested on Saturday. Of the 40, there were 28 adults and 12 minors who came before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly engaging in acts of homosexuality. The minors were arraigned before Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court, while the adults were arraigned before Yaba Magistrate Court. The defendants were arraigned separately on a one-count charge. They were all arrested last Saturday by men of the Lagos State Police Command in Owode Onirin area of the State in a popular hotel in the area simply known as Vintage Hotel. According to the criminal charge, the defendants were said to have “on or about 29th July, 2017, at Vintage Hotel, No. 999 Ikorodu Road/Toyin Close, Weigh Bridge, Owode Onirin, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did engage in gay activities by permitting male persons to have canal knowledge of themselves against the order of nature and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.” Most of the blogosphere have been publishing the names and photos of the defendants, I personally think this is wrong therefore pic above After the charge was read to the defendants, they all pleaded not guilty, while their lawyers – Ehiko Onoche and S.M Oladele – urged the court to admit them to bail. The prosecution team led by Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice did not oppose their bail application but urged the court to direct the defendants to submit themselves to the Lagos State Aids Control Agency (LSACA) for monitoring and Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) for rehabilitation. The officials of both agencies were also present in court. In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Adewale Ojo granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N500, 000 and two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties, according to the court, must be a relative of the defendants, while the other must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction. The sureties must also present evidence of tax payment. The Magistrate also granted the request of the prosecution demanding monitoring and sexual rehabilitation for the defendants, while the matter was adjourned to September 8, 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teewhy Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Na wa oo. Make dem jejely siddon for their house that day for better oo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlet Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 We are still yet to know if Evans has been charged to court or not, and same applies to other certified criminals littered everywhere, but what the government seem to be focused on is charging to court, persons who have caused no harm whatsoever to other persons. rape cases on minors abound by the day , yet i don't seem to see any arraignment being done, but what two consenting adults do in closed doors seem to be the police utter priority and business. I do hope the prosecutors are ready for the grand backlash they're about to receive for this nonsense ''arraignment'.' Various proofs need to be met here. 1. they would need to prove that they are gay. 2. they would need to prove that they were solely gathered in that hotel for ''gay activities/affairs''. ***. whatever ''evidence'' gotten from searching those guys phones is dead on arrival, as phone search without warrant for such search is inadmissible in court. Hence, i do hope the government has enough resources to waste on this irrelevant matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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