The prosecutor said that the offences contravene the provisions of section 81, 457, and 517 of the Criminal Law of Ondo State, 2006.
The magistrate, Adebola Adeola, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N5 million each, with two sureties each in like sum.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
A 35-year-old farmer, Kehinde Omosebi, was arraigned before the Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo for felling trees worth N15 million.
A 100-year-old man, Oladepo Ogunlade, was arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for land grabs and the destruction of economic trees.
Omotayo had in November 2021 instituted a divorce proceeding at the FCT High Court.
The police charged Jiir Godwin with malicious damage, abduction, hostage taking, kidnapping and belonging to a secret cult .
