A Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Kaduna on
Thursday set free two of the three
suspected killers of Flying Officer
Tolulope Arotile.
However , the first suspect , Nehemiah
Adejor , who drove the car that killed the
Air Force Officer , is to be charged for
culpable homicide and criminal
conspiracy in the State High Court .
When the case came up at the Magistrate
Court 1 on Thursday, the prosecution
counsel , Martins Leo , prayed the court to
discharge the 2 nd and 3 rd suspects, as
their investigation did not find them
wanting.
Chief Magistrate Benjamin Hassan while
ruling on the prayer, discharged 2 nd and
3 rd suspects , Folorunsho Igbekele Faith
and Gbayegun Deji, based on the Police
investigation which did not find them
wanting and the legal advice from the
state ’s Director of Public Prosecution
Bayero Dari that they had no case to answer.
The legal advice from the Director of
Public Prosecution which was read in the
open court .
It noted that there was no premeditation
in the death of the Flying Officer Arotile ,
but “ there is sufficient evidence to
prosecute the 1 st suspect , Nehemiah
Adejor , for culpable homicide not
punishable with death. ”
Meanwhile , Police Public Relations Officer
Kaduna State Police Command ,
Muhammad Jalige , while speaking on the
matter , said , “ Based on the advice of the
Director of Public Prosecution , the 1 st
suspect , Nehemiah Adejor , is going to be
arraigned at the State High Court for
culpable homicide not punishable with
death on the 3 rd of September, 2020 .”
The Nigeria Air Force Officer and its first
female combat helicopter pilot , Flying
Officer Tolulope Arotile was knocked
down and killed by a vehicle driven by his
secondary school mate , Nehemiah Adejor ,
on the 14 th July, 2020 .
The 2 nd and 3 rd suspects were passengers in the said vehicle.
