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[BREAKING] Ife clash: Court orders monarch, pastor, others remanded in prison

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo
has ordered that the suspects be remanded
in prison pending the commencement of
the hearing.

Justice Kudirat Akano gave this order in
her ruling.

Prosecutor had applied that the accused
persons be remanded after pleading not
guilty to the 14 counts of murder, armed
robbery, arson and others.

Defence counsel, Muritala Agboola raised
an objection to the application but the court
ordered that the six accused persons be
remanded in prison custody pending the
date hearing would commence on June 14

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