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  • Court adjourns Naomi, Oriyomi, Fasasi’s case till March 10

    Court adjourns Naomi, Oriyomi, Fasasi’s case till March 10

    Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has adjourned the case involving the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, former wife of Ooni of Ife Prophetess Naomi Silekunola and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, till March 10 for further hearing.

    The trio are facing trial for their alleged involvement in the Ibadan stampede that led to the death of 35 minors at the aborted Ibadan Children Funfair scheduled for Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan.

    The case came up for mention yesterday.

    The Nation reports that the state government has filed fresh 18-count charges at the High Court after being released on bail on the case earlier filed at the magistrates’ court on the grounds that Holden charge is not known in the face of law.

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    But, the court yesterday adjourned the case for further hearing.

    Counsel for one of the defendants, Alhaji Hamzat, Adekunle Sobaloju (SAN), said the court could not proceed on the defendants’ cases, because they have not been served with their complaints.

    Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Abiodun Aikomo said the arraignment of the defendants was stalled because they could not confirm whether their sureties would still support them in the new case.

    All the defendants were in court.

    The Nation reports that Oyo State Government had slammed the suit on the trio in an 18-count suit with charge num

  • Stampede: Court adjourns Oriyomi Hamzat, Naomi, Fasasi’s case to March 10

    Stampede: Court adjourns Oriyomi Hamzat, Naomi, Fasasi’s case to March 10

    Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has adjourned the case involving the the proprietor of an Ibadan based radio station, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Prophetess Naomi Silekunola and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi till 10th of March 2025 for further hearing.

    The trio are facing trial for their alleged involvement in Ibadan stampede that led into the death of the 35 minors at the aborted Ibadan Children Funfair scheduled for Islamic High School, Bashorun. 

    However, the case came up for mention on Tueday.

    The Nation report that the state government has filed fresh 18-count charges at the High Court after being released on bail on the case earlier filed at the Magistrate on the ground that Holden charge is not known in the face of law.

    However, the Court on Tuesday adjourned the case for further hearing.

    Speaking, Counsel to one of the defendants, Alhaji Oriyomi Hazmat, Adekunle Sobaloju (SAN), said the court could not proceed on the defendants’ cases, because they have not been served with their complaints. 

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    Also the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Abiodun Aikomo, explained that the arraignment of the defendants was stalled because they could not confirm whether their sureties would still support them in the new case.

    All the defendants were present in the Court.

    The Nation reports that the Oyo State government had slammed the suit on the trio in an 18 count suit with Charge number: I/05C/2025 is: the State government versus Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and Fasasi Abdulahi Babatunde 

    The suit was filed at the State High Court on Friday, January 10th, 2025.

    The 18 count charges borders on: conspiracy to commit a felony to wit: murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to commit an offence to wit: criminal negligence, and criminal negligence.

    The offences were said to be contrary to and punishable under section 324 of the criminal code, CAP 38, vol II Law of Oyo state, 2000.

  • Court hears Oriyomi, Naomi, principal’s bail application Tuesday

    Court hears Oriyomi, Naomi, principal’s bail application Tuesday

    Barring last minute change, an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan will on Tuesday hear the bail application for an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, proprietor of an Ibadan based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat and the principal of Islamic High School, Mr Fasasi.

    The trio is facing trial following the death of 35 children at Islamic High School, Bashorun, venue of an ill-fated Children Funfair carnival 

    The case will come up at Court 8, Ring Road, Ibadan presided over by Justice Olawoyin. 

    It was however gathered the State has also filled a counter application against the bail.

    The Nation reports the trio spent the Christmas and New Year holiday at the Agodi Correctional facility where a Chief Magistrate Court ordered them to be kept since last year when the matter came up at the Magistrate court, Iyaganku, Ibadan. 

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, adjourned the case to January 13 for mention while urging the DPP to act fast in sending his advice. 

    It was gathered that the lawyers to the trio filed summons for their bail last week at the State High Court and will on Tuesday January 7 argue their applications at the Court. 

    The former queen and the two others were remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre when they were arraigned at the magistrate court after the incident. 

    Although, Olori Naomi organised the event through her Wings Foundation, Hamzat is the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, which publicised the children empowerment and picnic programme prominently. Fasasi is the principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, the venue of the programme. 

    The programme was scheduled to hold on Wednesday December 18 with 5,000 expected participants but a crowd that exceeded the number besieged the venue, which led to a stampede during which 35 persons, mostly children, died. 

    The trio was later arrested by the police with others who had been released after investigation. 

    The three persons were taken to a Magistrate Court on December 24 and, which ordered them to be remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre pending the receipt of advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). 

    The case has generated much interest due to the controversy among fans of Naomi and Hamzat.

    Confirming the development when contacted by The Nation, Olori Naomi’s lawyer, Mr Musbau Adetunmbi (SAN), explained that once their summons are approved, the accused persons could regain their freedom before the next adjourned date while the case will move to high court. 

    He added that the DPP could drop any of the charges preferred against the accused persons based on the provisions of the law and information available to him. The DPP’s advice will determine if the trio has a case to answer. 

    Efforts to confirm if the advice has been offered to the Chief Magistrate by the DPP were futile as of the time of filing this report.