A Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Friday ordered the remand of a 50-year-old woman, Kudirat Kareem, over allegations that she unlawfully exhumed the corpse of a woman.
The Nation reported that “the defendant, of no fixed address, is facing a four-count charge bothering on conspiracy, breach of peace and felony.”
The prosecutor, Adesina Elijah, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 17, 2025 around 10:00a.m at Olugbodo Layout, Ondo Road, Ile-Ife, Osun.
The report stated that “he added that the defendant unlawfully exhumed the corpse of Adeoti Olagunju and took it to an unknown place without the knowledge of the deceased’s son, Adebola Sowole.”
Elijah said the act caused psychological trauma to the complainant, Sowole.
He alleged that the defendant also sold an uncompleted building belonging to the deceased without the consent of the complainant.
The prosecutor explained that the unlawful act breached the trust that the late woman had in the defendant.
He stated that the offences contravened Section 4 of the Osun State Violent against persons prohibited Laws, 2021 and 434 and 516, Law of Osun, 2002.
The defendant, however, entered a plea of not guilty to the charges brought against her. Her counsel, Martins Awe, immediately sought her release on bail, assuring the court that she would not abscond if granted.
But the court declined the oral application for bail, instructing the defence lawyer to file a formal request for consideration instead.
She then ordered that the defendant be kept in custody at the Ilesa Correctional Centre until the bail application is properly filed and reviewed. The matter was adjourned to September 9 for further proceedings.
