Six brothers were, yesterday, charged before an Ebute-Metta Chief magistrate’s court, sitting in Oyingbo for allegedly shooting a police officer.

The defendants are Saheed Onilewaji, 38; Lawal Onilewaji, 34; Ramon Onilewaji, 35; Azeez Sanni Onilewaji, 30; Sulaimon Abbas Onilewaji, 31 and Lateef Abbas Onilewaji, 24.

They were said to have on July 26 at about 1 pm, at Oribanwa village, Elemoro, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State shot the police officer.

The prosecutor, Inspector George Nwosu, told the court that the defendants conspired among themselves to shoot one Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Alli Thomas, with a gun.

He said the defendants also inflicted grievous bodily harm on the police officer with machetes.

The prosecutor said the offences are punishable under Sections 409 and 243 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

counsel to the defendants, Spurgeon Ataene, urged the court to grant them bail in the most liberal term.

However, the prosecutor did not oppose the bail application but told the court that the victim has been admitted in hospital.

Magistrate E. O. Ogunkanmi admitted the six defendants to bail in the sum of N50,000 with two responsible sureties each in like sum.

The matter was, however, adjourned till October 16.