ODUDUWA NEWS has gathered that on Friday 16/9/22, at about 04:30PM , one Mr Opeyemi Oluwafemi, of Iropora Ekiti, was arrested by policemen conducting stop & search, along Igbara Odo / Akure road, riding a Bajaj motor cycle with Reg No Tun 560UC carrying a school bag, when searched it was discovered that the bag was full of different denomination of Naira notes which he could not give details of the actual amount.
On further interrogation, he confessed to had broken into the offerings vault of C.A.C. Church at Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State and stole the money.
When counted, the sum of ₦620,115.00k, was recovered from the suspect, by the Police.
Alh Abdul-Rasheed Shehu, Alapinni of Oyoland and an Oyomesi has been reportedly dead.
He battled an unknown illness till he passed away early on Sunday morning.
He would be buried today afternoon inside the family enclosure in accordance with Islamic customs.
The late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi was married to one of his daughters, Badira.
The death of the kingmaker has been announced by the local administration of Oyo East.
“InshaAllahu akbar, rojibuna!
“The Management of Oyo East L.G regrets to announce the passing of the High Chief, the Alapinni of Oyo Land, Alh Abdul-Rasheed Shehu early this morning Sunday, September 18, 2022. We do so in submission to the will of Allah.
The funeral arrangements will be discussed at his home by 4:00 p.m.
Tension has engulfed some areas close to the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, at Odogbo Barracks in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as two persons were reportedly hit by stray bullets from a shooting range exercise within the barracks.
According to report, one of the victims identified only as Daniel is about 10 years old while the other victim is popularly known Baba Ajeri.
It was gathered that the two victims were rushed to the hospital inside the barracks where army medical personnel were said to be attending to them.
As at the time of filing this report, Nigerian Army is yet to make official statement regarding the incident.
Comrade Lekan Badmus is a columnist with Oduduwa news and a Socio-Political Commentator.
Culture is a way of life that embodies religion, language, food and many others that distincts and identifies the uniqueness of each tribe. Perhaps due to the heterogeneity of the nation, the constitution that binds Nigerian peoples together gives room for secularity under rights. However, just as humans right is inalienable, so its’ absoluteness is not a guarantee. It is therefore an infringement for a man to; while exercising his right, tramples on others’ rights. Where friction exists, judicial interpretation becomes inevitable.
Oro festival is a kind of religion that is annually celebrated by Yorubas. It is mostly worshipped in Iseyin; a town also renowned for Aso Oke. This informs their panegyric – Iseyin Oro… Omo Ebedi M’oko”. Unlike other masquerades that attract teeming crowd which include both genders, women and girls are forbidden from watching Oro procession. That makes it occultic. Woe betides a feminine gender that flouts the order. To the Oro worshippers, ignorantia juris, non excusat. I have a great respect for Nigerian Lawyers.
Worried by the incessant restrictions of movements of the feminine gender during Oro period, there have been so much furore on the forceful sit-at-home which to many observers, bemoans any modicum of logic. To the unbiased assessors, the idea is primitive, myopia, conservative and an abberation.
The effects of the coercion to stay indoor range from a deliberate prevention of women from gaining access to their daily means of livelihood, preventing schools girls and female teachers from going to schools even during examination and lack of recognition for emergencies.
I was a student at grade 2 Teachers’ College in Iseyin between 1989 and 1991. There was a religious crisis between Oro cultist and some Scripture Unionists led by one young lady called Jemila Jesu. The Christian Union; SU, who were on evangelism was brutally attacked, dehumanized and assaulted to the point that the deadly Oro worshippers used sticks and fists to inflict harm on Jemila’s genitals. It was the blood of Jesus Christ that saved the hapless girl. This is cruelty, barbarism, criminal and idiosyncrasy! This was one of the many attacks and assaults that had persisted with impunity. It is therefore not a surprise that the entire town was thrown into jubilation and an unprecedented ecstasy when the news filtered that the declaration of curfew has been condemned by a high court of competent jurisdiction.
However, the euphoria was punctured by a rejoinder from the counsel to the Oro adherents which contradicted the earlier news. Quoting the rejoinder copiously;
“Our attention has been drawn to the report circulating on social and mainstream media, of a news conference organised by the League of Imams and Alfas in Iseyin Local Government area of Oyo State on Thursday, 11th August 2022, during which it was reported that the organisers of the event, which was allegedly held in Ibadan, Oyo State, said something to the effect that the judgment of the court in Suit No. HSY/MISC. 6/ 2019 had prohibited the imposition of curfew during Oro Festival in Iseyin, Oyo State.
The insinuation at the conference by the League of Imams and Alfas and their counsel, Mr Olowonjaye, that it had “become illegal for Oro worshippers to declare curfew for their festival as such would negate the ruling of the court” is grossly misconceived and not borne out of the judgment as they could only speak for the applicant and those he represented in the suit and not anybody else.
The crux of the news conference to the effect that the consent judgment earlier mentioned has abrogated curfew during Oro festival in Iseyin is clearly reading into the judgment what is not there, and will constitute a willful derogation from it.
While it is conceded that the imposition of curfew by Oro faithful is a prominent feature of the festival, only the Applicant, and, by extension, the League of Imams and Alfas whom he represented in court, could claim protection under the judgment and not anybody else.
It is necessary to make this rejoinder in order to put things in proper perspective and douse the tension generated by the report that curfew has been abolished during Oro festival in Iseyin”.
On a finality, I humbly want the readers to interprete the statement within the rejoinder to decide who really is distorting the fact. “…only the applicant; and by extension, the league of imams and alfas whom he represented in court, could claim protection under the judgement and not anybody else”.
Nigerian artiste, Ice Prince Zamani, says freedom is priceless after being released from the Ikoyi Prison.
The musician was arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer earlier in the month.
The artiste later tweeted on his handle after his release that “Freedom is Priceless”.
His comment comes days after the Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, tweeted about Ice Prince’s arrest.
“At 3 am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station,” Hundeyin said.
“He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him, and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today.”
The artiste was released after meeting bail conditions on Thursday.
“His bail conditions have been met, and he was released yesterday (Thursday),” said his lawyer Folarin Dalmeida.
Out of 65 applicants who showed up for the screening of who becomes the next Alaafin of Oyo, ten applicants have now been shortlisted for another round of interview.
According to reports, the Oyo Traditional Council (Oyo Mesi) concluded the interview sessions for the aspirants on Thursday.
It was disclosed that the names of the ten aspirants would be submitted to the Ifa Oracle for consultation in the next phase of the process.
Mr Bode Durojaiye, Director of media and public relations at Alaafin of Oyo Palace, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday.
The regent, who is the Bashorun of Oyo, High Chief Yussuf Layinka, said out of the 65 aspirants, only 10 qualified for the next phase of the process of choosing the new Alaafin.
The exalted stool of Alaafin became vacant following the death of Oba Lamidi Adéyemí III in April, 2022 at the age 83 years after 52 years on throne.
A 49-year-old widow, Dorothy Dike and her son, Osinachi Ndukwe, wept profusely as their only vehicle which they acquired at the rate of N1.8.million on hire purchase, was being auctioned for N450,000.
Recall that earlier today, the Lagos State Government through its Ministry of Justice and The state Taskforce, organised the public auction of over 134 abandoned and forfeited vehicles, at Lagos State Task Force’ headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja, where a crowd of auctioneers, agents, buyers and vehicle owners tried to outwit one another.
A private auction House took charge of the event under the supervision of Mrs Arinola Ogbara -Banjoko of Lagos State Special Crimes Coordinator (Mobile Court) and Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman, State task Force.
Ms. Dorothy and her son had earlier jumped for joy when their mini bus (Korope), with number plate, ANAMBRA NEN 347 YX, was displayed for auction with an opening bid of N50,000, but the joy was short-lived.
Few minutes later, the atmosphere changed as they wept profusely, rolled on the ground, and begged for price reduction as the bid kept jerking up and hit N430, 000.
The bid was about to close when suddenly the mother and son shouted N450,000 loudly, “help us, help us, please, don’t increase the price again. We cannot afford this but we are hopeful that the vehicle will be ours so that we can work again and raise money to feed ourselves.” The Imo state-born widow said
“Help me, help me. I am happy to repurchase the bus but the problem is that we cannot afford N450,000. I am a widow with two children and I hawk herbs on the streets of Lagos for survival. Osinachi is my son and I lost his father three months after delivery and since then, I have been battling to feed my children.
When we heard that the bus will be auctioned today, we borrowed N59,000 to attend the event. Unfortunately, the price for the bus was closed at N450,000,” she lamented.
Osinachi , 31, who couldn’t hide his emotions, narrated how he became a commercial driver due to unemployment.
According to him;
“I bought the bus at N1.8 million on hired purchase in 2021 and was plying Ijegun enroute Cele Expressway. The bus was three months old and I had remitted N300,000 when I drove against traffic in Cele area and the bus was impounded.
Not only that, I was sentenced to three years imprisonment which I completed recently but before the completion, information reached me that my three years old daughter was ill due to lack of fund and before I completed the jail term, I got information that she had died.
I am here with my mother with the expectation that we will buy the bus at the rate of N50,000. Surprisingly, the price was closed at N450,000 and we have 48 hours to complete the payment.
We have sold most of our belongings to feed and are left with nothing. This is a great problem before us. My father died while I was three years old and my mother has been there for me but there is no way she can raise N450,000.
Who will I turn to at a time many Nigerians are finding it difficult to feed? I don’t know what to do again.”
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have secured the arrest of two suspects who were found with human skulls in their possession in Oyo town.
The two men, one, an indigene of Laguna family in Oyo town, Ganiyu Maruf and his accomplice, Alfa Basiru Bashit of Abu Compound, Oyo; were almost lynched by residents of Ori-awo Yidi area, Oyo town and later arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps for bearing human skulls.
Maruf, a bricklayer said one Dauda ‘Baba Ato’, a carpenter had supplied them with the skulls.
He said the man had first refused him because he had first been arrested by SARS but he asked him to pay the sum of N50,000 for the skulls.
Maruf said not long after Dauda supplied them the skulls, he was arrested again by operatives of SARS, but was later released some weeks later after confessing his crimes.
According to his confession, he had escaped to the village but returned about two months later when he heard Baba Ato had been released.
However, Baba Ato reportedly died in the night of his release.
He recounted how that they hid the skulls around the area while he kept watch over it for it not to be stolen about five days ago.
Unknowingly to him, residents of Ori-Awo area where he resides, had been watching him patrolling the spot where he buried the skulls.
The alerted residents reportedly attacked Maruf and his accomplice while they were on their way to Yidi.
Meanwhile, Bashit, his accomplice had confessed contributing N15,000 to the money to get the skulls from Baba Ato, who is related to Maruf’s family.
When asked who was going to perform the money rituals for them, Maruf said he has the knowledge of rituals from his maternal grandfather and was going to try doing it for himself first.
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has received on condolence visit, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi and his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde.
The Governors visited Arakunrin Akeredolu at the Kopindogba house of the late Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu (JP) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Also on the condolence visit were: deputy Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal; former deputy Governor of the State, Iyiola Oladokun; leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State led by the Chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin; vicar of the All Saints Church, Jericho, Very Rev. Kalu Ndukwe; among others.
Governor Akeredolu said his mother was very close to them since the demise of their father over forty years ago.
“Undoubtedly, Maami was someone that was close to us. We lost our father over forty years ago. At the time of his death, I was the only graduate. And we are seven in number. And this woman was able to carry all of us through. Today, we have Professor, Judge, Doctor and all of us are graduates.
“She is a woman who had paid her price. And we owe her a duty. Coincidentally, I was here on Sunday, I spent some time with her here before going to Bishop Francis Wale Oke program where we had dinner. I never knew that would be the last time.”the Governor said.
Governor Akeredolu thanked his friends and family for their encouragement through their visits, calls and messages.
While noting that the deceased was a great mother, Arakunrin Akeredolu disclosed that she was particular about comfort for her children.
“My mum, Grace Bosede, was a great woman and mother to all of us. I always say it. I have never paid rent in my life before. I lived in her house behind here till I moved to my personal house. Same for my brothers. I owe her everything in my life. She was particular about comfort for all of us. She is a woman that we loved so much. We will miss her.” He added.
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, who spoke on behalf of the Governors, commiserated with Governor Akeredolu and his family.
Governor Makinde prayed that God will give Arakunrin Akeredolu and the entire family the strength to bear the loss.
The vicar of All Saint church, Jericho, who prayed for the Governor and his family, said the late Lady Akeredolu lived a fulfilled life and was committed to the work of God.
