The Lagos State Magistrates Court has remanded popular celebrity car dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, a.

In the verdict by presiding magistrate Adebayo Kafayat, the decision was made following the advice of the state director of public prosecution, who indicted Ogbonna for involuntary manslaughter.

Reading out the DPP’s advice, Adebayo said the defendant should be arraigned before the High Court. Therefore, the court remanded Ikechukwu in custody pending the filing of information against him.

The defense counsel, Abubakar Yesufu, prayed for the court to release IVD based on earlier bail conditions granted to him. But the magistrate held that she lacked jurisdiction in cases of involuntary manslaughter. Hence, all bail applications should be presented before the high court. She, however, adjourned the case till the 7th of March 2023.

Recall that Bimbo died on October 15, 2022, following an injury sustained in a fire incident that occurred as a result of violence in their home in Megamound Estate.