The embattled Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Ogun State, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been released from prison in Ilaro, two weeks after he was arraigned for allegedly assaulting a septuagenarian in public.
The monarch was arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Ifo by the police and granted bail but remanded at Nigeria Correctional Service in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state where he spent two weeks until he was able to perfect his bail condition.
The spokesperson of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr. Odukoya Owolola Olayinka, a Superintendent of NCoS, told The Nation that Oba Ogunjobi had gone home about three days ago after meeting his bail terms.
“He (Oba Ogunjobi) has gone home about three days ago,” Olayinka said.
Oba Ogunjobi was arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault, and conduct likely to lead to a breach of peace.
Force spokesman, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed the arraignment in his social media post, stating that the monarch was charged to court.
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“The Kabiyesi Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who assaulted one elderly man in a viral video, in Ifo Ogun State, has been charged to court February 4, 2025, on three-count charges of conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to lead to a breach of peace.
“He was granted bail while the case was adjourned to 06/03/2025. The police will continue to uphold the rule of law and the core values of the noble profession,” Adejobi stated.
Oba Ogunjobi who was arraigned before Magistrate F.A Iroko, pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.
The Magistrate granted him bail of N5m, with two sureties in like sum, and he must be a resident within the court jurisdiction.
