- The Ekiti state high court has sentenced one Olasunkanmi Kareem to life imprisonment over an attempted murder
- Kareem, 41, was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a count charge bordering on an attempt to murder, contrary to section 241 of the criminal law of Ekiti State, 2021
- According to the charge sheet, Kareem attempted to murder one Omoboriwo Bashiru by setting him ablaze in August 2024
The defendant, on August 11, 2024, at Ifaki Ekiti, attempted to murder one Omoboriwo Bashiru by setting him ablaze.”The defendant was once my apprentice at my mechanic workshop. Even after he graduated, I continued to assist him whenever he had issues with customers cars.On that day, he called me around 8 pm, asking about a carburetor I had helped him repair. When I told him I didnt see it, he became abusive and threatened to set me ablaze wherever he found me. I thought he was joking. Later, I called him, and he told me where he was.We met at a vulcanizers workshop, and an argument ensued. Unknown to me, he had a gallon of petrol in his hand. Since it was dark, I didnt see it until he poured it on me. When I realised it was petrol, I tried to run, but my body was already on fire. I fell into a drainage before some passersby rescued me and put out the fire. I suffered severe burns and was rushed to the hospital.”How Ekiti convict lured victimThe facts before the court show that the defendant deliberately set out to harm the victim. But for the intervention of passersby, the victim would have died. This intentional act of causing grievous bodily harm amounts to attempted murder, the judge ruled.In my view, the defendant does not deserve leniency. He should face the full wrath of the law.”
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