June 3, 2026

By Rotimi Ojomoyela

ADO-EKITI — A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of the Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Grace Ogunleye, over her alleged involvement in a staged kidnapping incident.

Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun gave the order on Wednesday after Ogunleye was arraigned on multiple counts relating to the alleged self-orchestrated abduction.

The court directed that she be remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre pending the duplication of the case file and its transmission to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.