Court remands 11 over alleged plot to disrupt ekiti APC Reps primary, Oyebanji suspends aide
An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of 11 men allegedly involved in a plot to disrupt the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, while Governor Biodun Oyebanji has suspended one of the suspects who serves as his appointee. Chief Magistrate Adeosun of Court 1, Ado Ekiti Magisterial District, granted the remand order following an ex-parte application filed by the Ekiti State Police Command pursuant to Sections 264 (1) and (2) of the Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Law and Order 6 Rule 4 of the ACJL Rules 2020. The application, moved by ASP Oriyomi alongside the Police Legal Officer, S.O. Osobu Esq., sought an order remanding the suspects at the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of police investigation into allegations bordering on conspiracy, political violence and attempts to destabilize the APC primary election process. According to court documents, the susp...
