Skull possession charges have been filed against a 35-year-old man arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over the alleged unlawful possession of a human skull.
A 35-year-old man, Olarewaju Abiodun, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over the alleged unlawful possession of a human skull.
The defendant, whose address was not disclosed, appeared before the court on Tuesday on a one-count charge of conspiracy to commit a felony. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and other suspects currently at large allegedly committed the offence on June 29, 2026, at Aisegba-Ekiti in the Ode-Ekiti Magisterial District.
Oriyomi alleged that Abiodun conspired with others to unlawfully possess a dry human skull.
He informed the court that the alleged offence contravenes Section 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor requested an adjournment to enable the prosecution to study the case file and assemble its witnesses.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr. Ayorinde Busuyi, appealed to the court to grant his client bail, assuring the court that he would not abscond.
Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adosun granted the defendant bail in the sum of ₦200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The case was adjourned until August 17, 2026, for hearing.
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