Ms Akinola noted that the convict had earlier confessed to the police that it was his second time of being involved in the same crime in the area.
The police command in Oyo has arrested 1,216 drivers without third-party vehicle insurance cover while on the highway.
The commander said four of the victims were kidnapped at Iromeh along the Lagos-Ore Expressway on May 10, while the kidnappers demanded N100 million.
It was gathered that no casualty was recorded in the incident, but the fire affected six out of the 24 lock-up shops in the area.
The governor implored the pilgrims to follow laid-down rules and avoid acts capable of tarnishing the state’s image and that of their respective families.
The matter was adjourned until June 11 for the adoption of addresses in the trial-within-trial case.
He quoted Mr Makinde as charging the commissioners to continue discharging their duties with utmost loyalty and commitment to the state.
Mr Akinyinka said the agency promptly deployed a team to the scene upon receiving a distress telephone call at 1:13 a.m.
The union’s president, Olanshile Ogunrinu, denounced the repression of the press at the University of Ibadan and other tertiary institutions.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 390(9) and 419 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
