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The prosecution claimed that Ijuo took a neighbour’s underage son to an undisclosed location without informing the child’s parents. He was later apprehended by the police.
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ojo on Monday heard allegations against a 29-year-old man, Samson Ijuo, accused of involvement in the disappearance of a minor.
Ijuo was brought before the presiding magistrate, O.M. Ogun on a two-count charge of conspiracy and abduction. He denied the allegations.
The police prosecutor, Esther Adesulu, told the court that the defendant acted in concert with accomplices who are still at large. The alleged offence was said to have taken place between June 2025 and February in the Mosafejo area of Ojo.
The prosecution claimed that Ijuo took a neighbour’s underage son to an undisclosed location without informing the child’s parents. He was later apprehended by the police.
According to the prosecutor, the alleged offences fall under Section 269 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Ogun granted the defendant bail in the sum of N300,000, with two sureties in the same amount.
The matter was adjourned until 20 May for mention.
