Court remands NURTW Leader, Oladiti, adjourns case till October 28
Shamusideen Oladiti, a leader of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has been remanded after arraignment at a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ebute-Metta over allegations of assault and murder.
The 55-year-old Oladiti, was arraigned at the Ebute Meta Magistrate Court on September 30, 2025, on a three-count charge bordering on murder, conspiracy, and grievous harm.
During the arrangement, according to the charge sheet, the defendant was alleged to have beaten one Imam Ramon with fist blows on August 27, 2025, at Lewis Street, Lagos Island.
Ramon was said to have been rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital, Marina, where he later gave up the ghost.
According to the charge sheet, the offence contravenes Section 223 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015, which prescribes the punishment for murder.
Meanwhile, in the second count, Oladiti and others still at large were accused of conspiring to commit grievous harm on September 17, 2025, also on Lagos Island, an offence said to violate Section 411 of the same law.
Oladiti, it was alleged in the third count, him and his accomplices unlawfully assaulted one Omale Samuel with fist blows on the same date and location, causing him grievous bodily harm, contrary to Section 245 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
SP Anthony Iyeye, the Prosecutor, informed the court that investigations were still ongoing and urged the court to remand the defendant pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
In the end the Magistrate granted the request and ordered Oladiti’s remand in custody, directing that the case file be duplicated and forwarded to the DPP within 30 days for further action. The matter was adjourned to October 28, 2025.
The Investigating Police Officer (IPO), ASP Johnson Olumuyiwa of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, confirmed that exhibits had been tendered and witnesses would be available when the trial commences.
The accused has been remanded at the Okoyi Correctional Centre, according to the prosecutor.
