Prominent Monarch Sent to Jail Over Alleged Attempted Murder, Details Emerge
- A high court has ordered the detention of Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko, and 14 other people at the Abolongo correctional facility
- Oba Akinola and other accused persons are facing allegations of attempted murder and illegal land acquisition
- The court said the defendants have not stopped launching violent attacks on the complainant, Dr. Isaac Abiodun, and therefore should be remanded
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Ogbomoso, Oyo state - An Oyo high court, Ogbomoso, on Wednesday, November 23, remanded Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko, in Surulere local government area (LGA) of the state.
The monarch and 14 others were remanded at Abolongo correctional centre in Oyo town on Tuesday, November 21, for alleged attempted murder, continuous violent attacks, and land grabbing.
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Court remands Oba Akinola, others
Those remanded alongside Oba Akinola include Timothy Aderinto, Matthew Akintaro, Chief Sunday Aderinto, Chief Jimoh Asimiyu, Rafiu Ganiu, Adejare Adeleru, Mutiu Arowosaye, Oyeyemi Oyelekan, Olusegun Oyelekan, Samson Ogunmola, Zachiaus Adeleru, Kamorudeen Ajibade, Raji Rasaq, and Sheriff Adio.
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According to The Nation, the court took the decision after the complainant, Dr Isaac Abiodun, said he had been attacked again by the defendants at Aagba village.
Abiodun had petitioned the Oyo state police command over allegations of threat to life over his land in Aagba, upon which he was said to have secured a court judgement as the right owner.
The court frowned at the latest violent attack and held that the inability of Oba Akinola to maintain peace was clearly against the warning he gave when the case first came up on November 16, 2023.
Subsequently, the court remanded the defendants and adjourned till November 27, 2023, for hearing of their bail applications.
Prominent pastor, Simon Joash under fire
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that a United Kingdom (UK)-based Nigerian pastor, Paul-Kayode Simon Joash, was remanded in the correctional facility, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo state.
Joash, who is the senior pastor of The Great House Nation Church, was confined to Agodi prison for allegedly defrauding at least three people of N305 million.
The fund was reportedly meant to procure a certificate of sponsorship for those intending to migrate to the UK for healthcare jobs.
Court remands man over 'forgery'
Legit.ng also reported that a suspected fraudster, Kingsley Chinonye Unije, was arraigned for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence, and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Unije at the federal high court, Enugu, on Wednesday, November 22.
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