Deji Adeyanju has been remanded in in prison custody until 6th February 2019.
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kano on Friday took the plea of Adeyanju who has been charged with complicity in series of murders since 2000s.
The court said that it lacked jurisdiction to hear murder charges against him.
Mr. Adeyanju had been arrested since Dec. 13.
A Kano State High Court has discharged and acquitted him on similar charges between 2005 and 2009.
Adeyanju moved to Kano after he was arrested and detained for five days in Abuja.
Hassan Fagge, The Chief Magistrates had on December 19, ordered his remand and scheduled today for bail hearing.
After the court opened at about 9:42 a.m. on Friday, Mr Fagge said he had determined that he lacked the power to hear the homicide charges brought against Mr Adeyanju by the police which he ordered that he should be moved to Kano Central Prison.
