Driver remanded in Lagos prison over alleged manslaughter
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Driver
By Chinyere Omeire
Lagos, Oct. 20, 2016 (NAN) A 42-year-old driver, Alex Unubun, who allegedly drove his car recklessly and killed a man, was on Thursday remanded in prison on the order of an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Unubun, who lives at Ajah area of Lagos, is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on reckless driving and manslaughter.
According to Prosecutor Ingobo Emby, the accused committed the offences on Oct. 18 at about 8.20 a.m. on Bourdilon Road by link bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The accused drove a KIA Sorento car with registration no. LND 933 EC in a reckless and dangerous manner on a public highway and caused the death of a man, Benji Momodu.’’
Emby said the accused also damaged SUV car marked GCE 117 DG valued at N4 million, belonging to Mr Ademola Oluwaseun.
The offences contravened Sections 19 (1), 20 and 29 of the Road Traffic Law, Laws of Lagos State, 2012.
The accused denied the charge.
The Magistrate, Mr W. B. Balogun, granted him a N2 million bail with two sureties in like sum, one of who must be a close relation of the accused.
He, however, remanded the accused in prison custody pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). (NAN)
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Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Dele Akinsola