Court remands Shamelon National Union of Road Transport Workers chieftain over dispatch rider’s death
The magistrate court sitting in Ebute Metta, Lagos state has ordered remand of Samsideen Oladiti popularly called “Shamelon’, an accused said to have allegedly killed a dispatch rider in Lagos.
Penpushing reports that Shamelon a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), was on Monday arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for assault and murder of Imam Ramon, on September 19, 2025 during a confrontation on Tapa Street, Lagos Island.
The Lagos State Police Command Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, in a statement, said the clash reportedly started after Ramon was accused of scratching Oladiti’s vehicle on Tapa Street, Lagos Island.
Penpushing further reports that Oladiti allegedly attacked the dispatch rider, using a helmet and fists to inflict serious injuries on him, however, in the post-hearing interview on Tuesday, during the court proceedings, John Uthman, a member of the prosecution team and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch, said the defence counsel’s request for bail for the defendant.
The request for bail for the accused who is facing criminal charges of conspiracy, and grievous harm was unsuccessful following the court’s review of the seriousness of the case.
Penpushing also reports that the prosecution alleged that the 55-year-old defendant, along with others still at large, assaulted two men, Imam Ramon and Omale Samuel, with repeated blows that left them badly injured.
The dispatch rider was taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital, Marina, where he later died, while the court heard that the offences violated Sections 223, 411, and 245 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015.
Penpushing reports that the court ordered Olditi’s remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre until October 28, 2025, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
“Of course, he pleaded not guilty. His lawyer applied for bail, but the court requested a case file. Reviewing the case file, the court found that a prima facie case was established against the defendant’.
“And in line with the ACJ held, the court remanded him for 30 days, so the next court day will be 28 October 2025, while we wait for the DPP’s advice. If the DPP’s advice comes before 28 October, the defendant will come back here for possible extension of remand, so that is the status of the case as of today,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that police prosecutor at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, Anthony Nyeye stated that while the prosecution continues, the police are still pursuing other accomplices who allegedly participated in the offence with Oladiti.
” We have arraigned him because the case is a capital offence, and since he cannot take a plea, the file is to be duplicated to be sent to the DPP for legal advice’, the police prosecutor emphasised.
“The defendant is to be remanded at Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos. We are waiting for the DPP’s legal advice. The police are still after the suspect’s accomplices who beat the victim in the video. We have only been able to lay hands on the one facing charges’, he added
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