Breaking! Court frees Okada rider who wrongly pleaded guilty to drug dealing

There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, February 8, 2024, when the judge freed a commercial motorcyclist (otherwise called an okada rider) who wrongly pleaded guilty to a drug dealing charge. Justice Akintayo Aluko discharged and acquitted Reuben Ashade of the charge filed against him by the National […]


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