A magistrate’s court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, docked a 23-year-old man, Akeem Sulaimon, for killing a seven-year-old girl, Marvellous Olaiya, with his vehicle.
The prosecutor, Augustine Ozimini, told the court that the accused killed the girl on June 15, 2014 at Papa-Maru, on Ogun Radio Road, Abeokuta with an unregistered vehicle.
Akeem was arraigned on a three -count charge of dangerous driving, killing and driving unlicensed and unregistered vehicle levelled against him.
The accused’s counsel, Raheem Ayanbiyi, prayed the court to grant the accused bail in most liberal and perfect terms.
The presiding magistrate, Emmanuel Adekunte, who did not take the plea of the accused person due to the nature of the charge, however, granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned the case till August 22, 2014 for mention.