Mrs Mattah Olumide, a neigbour to the murdered
former Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice
Oyetunde Ruth, on Tuesday testified against one
Adeyinka Ademakinwa arraigned over the incident.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Ademakinwa, the driver of the deceased, was
alleged to have killed the retired chief judge on
Aug. 19 about 7:00 a.m.
The defendant had already pleaded not guilty to
the charge and was denied bail.
Olumide, who resides at No. 9, Ondo Close, Bodija
Estate, was led in evidence by the Prosecuting
Counsel, Abdulah Olawale.
The witness told the court that she last saw the
late chief judge on Aug. 18, 2011.
“The deceased was my neigbour because we stay
in the same compound and I have known her for
over 10 years before she died.
“I last saw her in the morning of Aug.18, 2011
when I was going to the office and she told me
that day that she wanted to renovate the motor
way in the premises and spray it with anti-snake
chemical.
“The deceased lived alone, but on that Aug. 18,
2011, I saw her in the house with her driver,
Adeyinka Ademakinwa, and her husband, Justice
Oyetunde.
“His driver also came around that morning,’’ the
witness said.
Olumide said she did not see the deceased on
Aug. 19, 2011 and Aug. 20, 2011.
She said one of the deceased’s daughters, Deji,
had called her on phone from Lagos to ask if she
had seen her to which she responded “noâ€
The witness said Deji also called back on Aug.
20, 2011 to ask about the deceased, prompting
her to visit the premises to check.
“On getting to the deceased’s apartment, I
noticed that the door was locked from inside with
a padlock and I told Deji to come down to
Ibadan.
“It was when Deji and her siblings, Bode and
Ronke, came around that the door was forced
open with a saw and we saw the deceased’s
lifeless body lying in the pool of her blood.
“It was observed that the back door of the
apartment of the deceased was not locked.
“ The matter was later reported at the Bodija
Police Station and the corpse deposited at Moli
Hospital,’’ Olumide said.
Under cross examination by the defence counsel,
Mr Wale Olajide, the witness said the security dog
in the compound did not bark as it usually does
when someone enters the premises.
Olumide said that she did not hear the barking of
the dog to indicate that somebody came in or
went out of the compound on Aug. 19 and Aug.
20, 2011.
“I did not see the deceased on these two days,
except on Aug. 18, 2011,†she said.
Justice M.O. Fadeyi adjourned the case till Feb. 5
for continuation of hearing.
Source:
guardian.ng/news/witness-testifies-
against-driver-accused-of-killing-ex-oyo-chief-
judge/
