Two farmers, Tope Ayodele, 22, and Sunday Ibine, 25, on Thursday appeared in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over alleged threat to life.
The defendants, whose addresses were not given, are facing a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace, assault and threat to life.
The Police prosecutor, ASP Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the defendants on Dec. 12, 2023, around 02:30 p.m at RCM Primary School in Ode-Aye, Okitipupa magisterial district, conspired to commit misdemeanor.
Orogbemi said that the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by forcefully entering the school without any reasonable purpose.
The prosecutor said that all attempt to stop them by the security man, Samson Akinduro led to fracas.
He said that the defendants assaulted the complainant and threatened to kill him with cutlass and broken bottles.
He said that the offences were punishable under Sections 517, 249(d) and 86, Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
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The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Cletus Ojuola granted the defendants bail in the sum of N100, 000 each and two sureties each in like sums.
He added that the sureties who must be residents within the court`s jurisdiction must show and present evidence of two years tax payment to the state government.
He adjourned the case until May 15, for further hearing.
