Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere has fixed June 22 2026 for judgment in the trial of commercial motorcyclist Dahiru Ayuba and five others accused of killing sound engineer David Imoh. The 37-year-old victim was allegedly lynched and burnt to death on May 12 2022 at NITEL Junction in Lekki Phase 1 following a dispute over a N100 transportation fare balance. During the adoption of final written addresses on Tuesday the defense counsel for the six defendants including Susan Moses and Sunday Azi urged the court for an acquittal on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Counsel for the fifth defendant Yusuf Temilola-Nurudeen argued that none of the six prosecution witnesses directly implicated his client and noted that “The video evidence tendered by the prosecution did not feature the fifth defendant. The only allegation is that he took active part, but in what exactly?” In his response the Director of Public Prosecutions Dr Bajide Martins urged the court to convict the defendants submitting that “My Lord saw the witnesses and observed their demeanour” throughout the proceedings. The defendants who were arraigned in October 2022 on a six-count charge of conspiracy and murder also face allegations of attempting to kill Frank Olatunji and keyboardist Philip Balogun who testified to sustaining severe injuries during the mob attack. All six defendants have maintained a plea of not guilty as they await the final verdict next month.
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