Elijah Shokoya: Court Fix Feb. 1, 2024 for Adoption of Final Written Address

 An Ikeja High Court has fixed Feb. 1, 2024, for the adoption of final written addresses in the Elijah Shokoya matter.

Justice Oyindamola Ogala gave the defence and prosecution counsels until Dec. 20 and Jan. 20, 2024, to file and serve their respective final written addresses.

 At today’s resume hearing, the defence team concluded talking the evidence of its third defence witness Mr Ahmed Gobir, Group General Manager, Human Resources Department of the company, who  identified a copy of the company's terms and conditions.

The defence witness was cross-examined by defence counsel, Mr Ebunola Ewonowu.

Ewonowu asked the defendant in which category the defendant was employed; Gobir said that the defendant was deployed in the pool of employees and could be assigned to drive senior staff who could be Nigerian or expatriate.

He also informed the court that no driver was employed without a valid driver’s license and that the defendant had no records of accidents, at least, not to his knowledge.

The Lagos State Prosecutor, Mr Ola Azeez, thereafter, asked the witness if he was at the scene of the incident and he responded that he was not

Azeez also asked if he knew what happened at the scene of the incident and the witness answered no.

Elijah Shokoya is charged with involuntary manslaughter. He was accused of allegedly causing the death of Mr Olawale Akinmade, an officer of LASTMA, when he ran him over with an Opel car with Lagos registration number AAA 74 GG.

The alleged incident occurred at 7. 20 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2021, on Ikorodu Road by Demurin Junction, Ketu, Lagos State.

Shokoya was first arraigned on June 23, 2021.