Driver remanded over alleged death of 60-year-old in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 48-year-old truck driver, Ahmed Isah, over his alleged involvement in a road crash that claimed the life of a 60-year-old man, Ayeni Taiwo.
The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on October 30, 2026, near a military checkpoint along the Ikere-Akure Road in Ikere-Ekiti.
Oriyomi alleged that Isah was driving a Mercedes-Benz 814 truck with registration number ABUJA KWL 842 XD when he drove recklessly and negligently, resulting in Taiwo’s death.
The prosecutor further accused the defendant of driving the vehicle without a valid driver’s licence at the time of the incident.
He said the alleged offences contravened Section 7(1) and were punishable under Section 18(1), Volume 4, of the Ekiti State Road Traffic Law, 2011.
However, defence counsel, J.S. Balogun, urged the court to grant his client bail, assuring the magistrate that the defendant would not abscond if released.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, ordered that Isah be remanded in a correctional facility pending further proceedings.
The court adjourned the case until December 3, 2026, for mention.
