Court jails IVD, popular Lagos auto dealer, for killing his wife

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The case of popular celebrity car dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, a.k.a IVD, against the state over his wife’s death came up at the Lagos State Magistrates Court yesterday. The court, therefore, ruled that the dealer be remanded in prison for the murder of his wife, Bimbo Ogbonna.

The presiding Magistrate Adebayo Kafayat, in her verdict, took the decision based on the advice of the State Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, which indicted Ogbonna for involuntary manslaughter.

Reading out the DPP’s advice, Adebayo said the defendant should be arraigned before the High Court. Therefore, the court remanded Ikechukwu in custody pending the filing of information against him.

The defence counsel, Abubakar Yesufu, prayed the court to release IVD based on earlier bail conditions granted to him. But the Magistrate held that she lacked the jurisdiction in case of involuntary manslaughter. Hence all bail applications should be presented before the high court. She, however, adjourned the case till the 7th of March 2023.

Recall that Bimbo died on the 15th of October 2022, following an injury sustained from a fire incident resulting from violence in their home in Megamound Estate.

Source: dailypost.ng

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