A 55-year-old chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsudeen Oladiti, popularly known as “Shamelon,”has been arraigned before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider, Ramon Imam.
Oladiti was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy and attempted murder.
The prosecution counsel, Jubril Kareem, told the court that the offences were allegedly committed between August 27 and September 17, 2025.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant and others still at large allegedly conspired to commit the offences on September 17, 2025, at about 10 a.m. on Lewis Street, Lagos Island.
Kareem further told Justice Olawale Alebiosu that Oladiti allegedly caused the death of Imam later that same day at about 3 p.m. by repeatedly beating him with fist blows and striking him several times on the head and face.
The prosecution also alleged that on August 27, 2025, at about 10 a.m., the defendant attempted to murder one Samuel Omale by assaulting him with fist blows, causing him severe injuries at the same location on Lagos Island.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offences contravene Sections 224, 411 and 230 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to all the counts charge.
Following his plea, defence counsel, Olanrewaju Ajanaku, informed the court that he had filed a bail application dated April 27, 2026.
Ajanaku stated that the application had been duly served on the prosecution, which acknowledged receipt.
“May we humbly move the application for bail. The same has been served and my learned friend has confirmed receipt,” the defence counsel said.
Responding, Kareem confirmed service of the application and informed the court that the prosecution had no objection to it.
He however noted that the defence was also seeking an order directing the Nigerian Correctional Service to confirm the medical condition of the defendant.
Ajanaku urged the court to grant the request for medical evaluation at a Lagos State Government hospital.
In a bench ruling, Justice Alebiosu granted the application and directed the Controller of Corrections at Kirikiri Correctional Centre to facilitate the confirmation of Oladiti’s medical condition at a state-owned hospital.
The court had earlier declined the defendant’s bail application due to certain errors in the filing.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to June 15, 2026, for trial.
