Court acquits man of murder charge over osan-ekiti bucket dispute killing
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting at the High Court (6), has discharged and acquitted Ogboninu Sunday of a charge of murder in a case arising from the death of one Olaiya Wasiu at Osan-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The judgment was delivered on Monday, July 27, 2026, by the presiding judge, Hon. Justice Bamidele Omotoso, in Charge No. HAD/149C/2025, titled The State of Ekiti v. Ogboninu Sunday. The defendant had been accused of killing Wasiu on June 21, 2025, following an alleged disagreement over missing buckets. Following the incident, Ogboninu was initially brought before a Magistrate's Court on June 26, 2025, on a holding charge. The substantive trial subsequently commenced before the High Court on January 14, 2026, where the charge was read to the defendant and he pleaded not guilty to the allegation of murder. The prosecution was represented by Idayat O. Famobio, Esq., while the defendant was represented by Barrister Oluwafemi Alonge and Barrister David Ogbede, who worked together in ...
