Pastor Pedro Olajide, who crushed
an unknown girl to death along Dopemu, Oshodi –Abeokuta expressway and took her
to hospital, where she died, has been given bail by an Ikeja Magistrates Court
presided over by, Mrs. Y.O Aje-Afunwa, CM.
Olajide, a pastor in one of the
local churches in Mangoro area of Lagos, crushed the about 18-year old girl to
death last Sunday while on his way to church.
The pastor was led to the court
by over 20 members of his church.
The incident happened at Dopemu
under bridge section of Oshodi –Abeokuta expressway, at about 8am
last Sunday.
A witness said, the young girl
who was yet to be identified, rather than take pedestrian bridge, attempted to
cross the highway.
The girl was said to have
dashed across the road, got to the middle and decided to run back. Olajide’s
car knocked her down.
Olajide was said to have
stopped and carried the unconscious girl to the Ikeja General Hospital, where
she gave up the ghost.
When Olajide realized the girl
was dead, he reported himself to Shasha Police Division.
A-three man defence counsel led
by Adeyinka Akiola told the court to grant the defendant bail in liberal terms.
Akiola said: “The defendant is a man of
conscience; he took the deceased to the hospital before she died.”
The police said it has been
waiting to see if any relatives of the deceased surface after notices were
published. But nobody has come since Sunday to identify her body. The remains
of the girl have been deposited at the Yaba Mainland Hospital Mortuary.
Prosecutor, Peter Nwangu, an
Assistant Superintendent of Police said the plea for bail would not be objected
to, but the case file should be sent for DPP’s advice.
Magistrates, Aje-Afunwa granted
the defendant bail in the sum of N400, 000, with two sureties in like sum. Each
must present evidence of identification and residential addresses.
Aje-Afunwa said: “The IPO
should duplicate the case file and forward to DPP for advice before the next
sitting.”
The case was adjourned till July, 10, 2017.
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