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Man stabs  cultist  to death at beer parlour

By Sunmola Olowookere
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An Akure High Court is set to unravel the secret behind  the untimely  death  of one Sunday Kolawole, who was stabbed to death during  a cult  clash at a beer  parlour in Supare Akoko,  in Akoko South West local government  area of Ondo State.

This huge  assignment  was thrown at the court  presided over by  Justice Williams  Olamide, as  the alleged murderer, Adekola Alaba denied ever confessing to the crime as the police was  plotting to establish before  the court.

The defendant was dragged before the court following an information filed by the prosecution led by one Mr  Wale Bamisile of the Ondo State   Ministry of Justice sometimes last year.

The prosecution had earlier called witnesses in establishing his case against the  accused.

One of the witnesses, Inspector Ademola Faseyi  told the  court  that the accused  was a trouble maker who had been disowned by his father .

The prosecution called other supporting witnesses and then closed his  case upon which the defense, opened his  case.

The defense led by one Josiah Adebayo called  only the defendant to the witness  box as he however denied committing the offence.

He stated that befo re his remand, he was a commercial driver and had gone to a beer parlour for  some  drinks when he noticed the  members of a dreaded cult group in the  town called “Oyanbo”  entered the beer parlour and began to foment trouble.

He claimed that he had berated them for their acts which made them to attack him.

He stated that one of them had attempted to stab him with a broken bottle  but  mistakenly stabbed the deceased when he dodged the broken bottle.

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He stated that four of them were arrested by the police following the death of the cult member,while the others were later released by the police, leaving only him.

During cross examination by the prosecuting counsel, Wale Bamisile, the defendant said that the police lied against him in the statement recorded for him and that he did not confess to the crime as established by the prosecution.

The defense counsel closed his case after calling his sole witness.

 Justice Williams Olamide thereafter adjourned the case till the 24th of January, 2019 for the adoption of written addresses by both parties.

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