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Ile Ife Crisis: Police Parade 20 Suspects, Release 18 Others

7 years ago

The Police have paraded 20 persons suspected to be masterminds of the March 8 crisis that rocked Ile Ife in Osun State, which took the lives of 46 persons.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, during a news conference in Abuja, announced that 18 other persons have been released for lack of evidence against them.

He, however, noted that the 20 suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations were concluded.

In a statement issued by the Police spokesman on Monday, the details of the suspects released and those indicted were revealed as follows:

S/NO.	NAME OF SUSPECT	DATE ARRESTED	PLACE OF ARREST	EXHIBIT RECOVE-RED	COMMENT	RECOMMENDATION
i.	ELUWOLE AKEEM AKA (ESCORT)	16/3/2017	IBADAN OYO STATE	NIL	HUSBAND OF KUBURAT WHOSE REACTION GENERATED THE CRISIS	TO BE PROSECUTED
ii.	ELUWOLE KUBURAT	16/3/2017	IBADAN OYO STATE	NIL	THE WOMAN THAT CAUSED THE CRISIS, SHE SLAPPED THE VICTIM FIRST	TO BE PROSECUTED
iii.	AYOOLA ABIMBOLA	16/3/2017	LAGOS STATE	NIL	RAN FROM ILE-IFE TO LAGOS TO TAKE REFUGE .	TO BE PROSECUTED
iv.	BELLO WAHAB	16/3/2017	LAGOS STATE	NIL	RAN FROM ILE-IFE TO LAGOS TO TAKE REFUGE	TO BE PROSECUTED
v.	PROPHET TAIWO FAKUWAJO	13/3/2017	SABO, ILE-IFE	NIL	WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE SHOT DEAD ONE SULEIMAN (DEAD BODY IDENTIFIED)	TO BE PROSECUTED
vi.	OBA ADEMOLA ADEMILUYI	8/3/2017	IPETU MODU CLOSE TO IFE	NIL	THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE LED THE HOODLUMS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRISIS	TO BE PROSECUTED
vii.	ADEMOLA OLAIDE	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
viii.	ADEJUBA DAMILARE	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
ix.	ADEWOYIN SAHEED	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
x.	AKINDOYIN OLAWOLE	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xi.	AKOBI OLATUNJI	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xii.	IBRAHIM YINUSA	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xiii.	IBRAHIM YAHUSA	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NILL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xiv.	SHEHU NURA	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xv.	SURAJU MAIJEGA	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xvi.	INUWA AMINU	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xvii.	UMAR ISIAKA	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xviii.	AMINU UMARU	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xix.	AWOFESONBI ADEWALE	8/3/2017	SCENE OF CRIME	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xx.	PETER OMISOPE	11/3/2017	HIS RESIDENCE	NIL	A CRIPPLE ALLEGED TO BE THE POINTER IDENTIFYING THE VICTIMS’ HOUSES AND SHOPS TO BE VANDALISED AND BURNT	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxi.	ADEFISAN ISAAC	11/3/2017	HIS RESIDENCE	NIL	HE WAS IDENTIFIED BY ONE OF THE SUSPECTS BY NAME PETER OMISOPE AS ONE Of THE ASSILANTS	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxii.	ADELEKAN KEHINDE	11/3/2017	AGBEDE CLOSE TO THE SCENE OF CRIME	2 AXES	EVEN THOUGH HE DENIED PARTICIPATING IN THE FIGHT, HE COULD NOT GIVE SATIFACTORY REASON WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH THE AXES FOUND ON HIM	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxiii.	ELUFISAN AKINTOYE	11/3/2017	ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ADELEKAN	SAME AS NO 22 ABOVE	EVEN THOUGH HE DENIED PARTICIPATING IN THE FIGHT, HE COULD NOT GIVE SATIFACTORY REASON WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH THE AXES FOUND ON HIM	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxiv.	OMISANMI ISAAC	11/3/2017	ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ADELEKAN	SAME AS NO 22 ABOVE	WAS ARRESTED IN THE ROOM WHERE THE 2 AXES WERE FOUND.	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxv.	OLANREWAJU DANIEL & SEYI AKINYOMBO	11/3/2017	RESIDENCE	A BAJAJ M/CYCLE	A BAJAJ M/CYCLE RECOVERED FROM HIM BELONGS TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS KILLED IN THE CRISIS	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxvi.	ADEJUBE MONDAY	11/3/2017	RESIDENT	SAME AS NO 24 ABOVE	ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH OLANREWAJU	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxvii.	OLANREWAJU ADEBAYO	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT ILARE	A ROLL OF GOLDEN PENNY SPERGETTI	A ROLL OF GOLDEN PENNY SPERGETTI SUSPECTED TO BE PART OF THE STOLEN ITEM FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxviii.	AKANBI ADEYINKA	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT ILARE	CONNECTED WITH NO 26 ABOVE	CONNECTED WITH NO 26 ABOVE	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxix.	OBIMAKINDE SAMUEL	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT AGBEDDE	NIL	WAS FOUND WITH A FRESH CUT ON HIS HEAD SUSPECTED TO BE HAVE BEEN INFLICTED ON HIM DURING THE CRISIS.	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxx.	ALH. ZAKARIYAU ABDULAYEKINI	11/3/2017	MOORE DIVISION	A KNIFE	ALLEGED TO HAVE LED SOME HOODLUMS TO KILL VICTIMS	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxi.	BAMIDELE ELUSANMI	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT ILARE	FOOD STUFFS	STOLEN ITEMS FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME FOUND IN HIS POSESSION	TO BE PROSCUTED
xxxii.	JIMOH SAKIRU	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT ILARE	THREE AXES, TWO M/CYCLES, TWO STANDING FANS, TWO COOKING GAS CYLINDERS & FOOD STUFFS, SOWING MACHINE, CLOTHES, ETC.	STOLEN ITEMS FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME FOUND IN HIS POSSESSION	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxiii	RASAQ ISAH	11/3/2017	ARRESTED AT SABO MARKET	NIL	ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION	RELEASED
xxxiv	CLEMENT KEHINDE	11/3/2017	ODUDUWA STREET ILE-IFE	NIL	IDENTIFIED BY VICTIMS LEADERS TO HAVE PARTICIPATED	TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxv	USMAN WASIU	11/3//2017		NIL	NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM	RELEASED
xxvi	CHUKWUMA NWAFOR	11/3/2017		NIL	NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM	RELEASED
xxxvii	RASAQ OYEWOLE	11/3/2017		NIL	NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM	RELEASED
xxxviii	OJO TAJUDEEN	9/3/2017		NIL	ARRESTED AT THE SCENE BUT FOUND NOT TO BE INVOLVED	RELEASED