By Oluwaseun Ajayi
Ado Ekiti
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Ogedengbe Ayomide 22 to two years six months imprisonment without option of fine.
In his ruling Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola said, “on the whole, I hold that from the totality of the evidence before the court, the prosecution has established the charge against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
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The issue for determination in this case is hereby resolved in favour of the prosecution as against the defendant. I find the defendant guilty as charged and convict him accordingly in count one and two respectively.
‘’The defendant is hereby sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in count one and 6 months imprisonment in count two. The terms of the imprisonment are to run concurrently’’ he concluded.
The 22 year old Ogedengbe Ayomide was arraigned on 30th August, 2021 on two count charge of reckless driving and driving on the public road without riders permit on the 14th of May, 2021 along Oshodi Community, off Afao Road, Ado Ekiti, around 2:30p.m, and caused grievous injury to one Ojo Ige.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare said, the convict contravened Section 28 of the Road Traffic Law, Cap 548 Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012 and Section 7(1), punishable under section 45 of the Road Traffic Act.
According to one of the eye witness who testified before the court, the convict rode recklessly on that day, he left his lane and hit Ojo Ige badly and sustained serious injury on the head and all over his body, he was rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital and later referred to Afe Babalola Multisystem Hospital where he was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.
To proof his case, the prosecutor called five witnesses and tendered photographs of the accident scene and the victim at the hospital, V.I.O Inspection report, sketch map of the accident scene, statements of the witnesses among others as exhibits.
The convict spoke through his counsel Olanrewaju Oluwasola, who pleaded court to temper justice with mercy and called one witness.