Court Acquits Ex-Island Club Boss, Ademola Dada

A Lagos High Court today discharged and

acquitted the immediate past Chairman of Island

Club and Lagos socialite, Prince Ademola Dada of

perjury. Justice Christopher Balogun in his

judgement held that the prosecution failed

woefully to prove it's case beyond all reasonable

doubt.

Dada was arraigned before the Court, for

allegedly making false declaration on oath. But,

Justice Balogun in his judgement held that the

prosecution failed woefully to prove their case.

Besides, the court held that the testimony of

prosecution witnesses were weak, contradictory

and not credible.

Justice Balogun held that the attendance register

of Isoyin Grammar School, Isoyin, Ijebu in Ogun

State relied upon by the prosecution was never

tendered in court. During the trial that lasted

for almost five years, the State called six

witnesses while Barrister Abiodun Owonikoko SAN

leading six other lawyers for the defence called

two witnesses the secretary of Isoyin Grammar

School old students association Henry Odubela

who told the court that he was instigated by a

member of the Island Club to write a petition

against Prince Ademola Dada which led to this

criminal prosecution and the second witness

Prince Olusegun Dada,the senior brother of the

defendant.

Prince Dada, was arraigned before a Lagos State

High Court,in 2011 for allegedly making false

declaration on oath. Dada pleaded not guilty to

the charge preferred against him. State

prosecutor, had told the court that the defendant

on November 15, 2006, at the High Court

premises in Lagos before a commissioner for

oaths, knowingly and falsely deposed to an

affidavit headed: “Affidavit of Confirmation of

Attendance,”

He argued that the alleged offence is contrary to

Section 192 of the Criminal Code Law Cap C. 17

Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos State 2003. In the said

affidavit, Prince Dada was alleged to have stated

on oath that he got admitted into Isoyin

Grammar School, Isoyin, Ijebu in Ogun State and

that one Mr. Odeleye and Mr. Oyenuga were the

Principal and Vice Principal, respectively.

He was also alleged to have stated on oath that

as at the time of his admission into Isoyin

Grammar School, he was bearing the name

Stephen Dada and that he only spent one term in

the school due to lack of financial support.