
David Abiodun has pleaded guilty before a Federal High Court in Ibadan to kidnapping a 17-year-old student of the University of Ibadan, Divine Ayeni.
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Abiodun pleaded guilty on Monday, July 7, to the two-count charge bordering on kidnapping instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS).
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Consequently, Justice Nkeonye Maha adjourned the suit until September 23 for presentation of facts and judgment.
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Maha also ordered the defendant to be remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre.
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Counsel to DSS, Mr T.A. Nurudeen, had earlier told the court that the defendant committed the crime between May 19 and June 5, 2024, in Ibadan.
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Nurudeen added that Abiodun committed an illegal act by abducting the victim, thereby depriving her of liberty.
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According to him, the offences contravened the provisions of sections 24A and 30A of the Terrorism and Prohibition and Prevention Act 2022.