EndSARS: Artist charged with setting ablaze Police Station during the protest.

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An artist in Lagos by the name of Sodiq Busari has been remanded in the custody of Kirikiri Correctional Centre by Ikeja Chief Magistrates Court for allegedly setting ablaze the Orile Agege Police Station during last year’s EndSARS protest in Lagos.

Chief Magistrate L. A. Owolabi, who issued the order, said the defendant would remain in the custody of the centre pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The defendant, 27, who resides at 1, Arikewuyo Street in Orile Agege, is being tried for arson and burglary.

According to the prosecutor, Innocent Odugbo, on October 20, 2020, at Orile Agage, the defendant allegedly committed the offence.

Odugbo claimed the police in their hideout, saw the face of the defendant and recognised him.

Odugbo also alleged that the defendant and others at large burgled the police station and carted away an AK47 rifle and other ammunition before setting the station ablaze.

He said the offence contravened sections 330 and 341 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges and the case adjourned until October 23.