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1 feared dead as Police, Eiye Cult group clash in Ejigbo.

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There was pandemonium on Oboye Street in the Orilowo end of Ejigbo community yesterday, March 8, 2017, after a gang suspected to be cultists engaged the operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad in a free for all fight.

The brawl which lasted for a while led to some residents and other passerby sustaining injuries, InsideMainland gathered.

According to a source who spoke to InsideMainland, the scuffle “started in the morning when the gang prevented the Police from gaining access to a house after they entered into the community.”

InsideMainland learnt that the Police opened fire on the gang members suspected to be of the Eiye Cult group which led to uneasiness in the area. As a result, the gang members entered into shops around the vicinity in search of empty bottles and cutlasses to prevent arrest from the Police.

The source further disclosed that “the Police arrested some of the gang members and took them to the station. The fight however continued when the gang wanted to recover the arrested members from the Police which led to the Police shooting sporadically into the air.

“I heard that a man who was walking past was hit by a stray bullet and he was immediately rushed to the hospital for urgent attention.”

This fracas however led to shop owners shutting down activities owing to fear of getting injured in the process.

Presently, the community is deserted as shops owners around the area are yet to open for business.

Commenting on this, the source said that “today is Thursday which is when the regular sanitation for market women. Usually, people come around to clean their shops but the area is dry. The few shop owners that are around are yet to open their shops for fear of reprisal attacks.”

Efforts to reach the Police Spokesperson for comment on the matter is ongoing as at press time.

 

Source: Inside Mainland

Ejigbo Sodomy: Prosecution Closes Case June 16

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An Ikeja High Court, on Tuesday, fixed June 16 for the prosecution to close its case in the ongoing trial of 10 people, who were charged with sodomy and assault.

They had allegedly committed the crimes against two women and a minor at Oba Morufu Market, Ejigbo.

The prosecution, led by Mrs Idowu Alakija, the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), told the court that the prosecution was closing its case with only one witness to give evidence.

“My lord, we are requesting a short date for adjournment in this matter, we have only one more witness, who is going to give a brief testimony,’’ she told the court.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, in a short ruling, granted the request of the prosecution and adjourned the case to June 16.

“This case is hereby adjourned to June 16 at noon for the prosecution’s final witness.”

Earlier, ASP Olabisi Adejumo, a policewoman attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in her testimony, narrated the role of the market leader, Isiaka Waidi in the incident.

“As a member of the investigating team, I acted as an interpreter while collecting the statement of the first defendant (Waidi).

“I visited his house with members of my team while executing the search warrant and also recorded his statement.

“The defendant claimed that he was only at the crime scene in the beginning of the assault on the victims and that he later left for a meeting at Alausa.

“Our investigations revealed that his claims were not true as he was also in custody for six months during the investigation.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market leader, Isiaka Waidi, 61; Buhari Yusuf, 22; Abdullahi Haruna, 20 and Saheed Adisa, 29 are standing trial for the alleged torture and sodomy.

Others are Lateef Tijani, 37; Ahmed Adisa, 65; Azeez Akinosun, 36; Jimoh Busari, 50; Adekunle Adenuga, 38; and Oloruntoyin Dauda, 46, who is the woman leader of the market.

They are facing a-19-count charge bordering on conspiracy, attempted murder, sexual assault, maliciously administering poison, obtaining money by false pretence and deprivation of liberty.

The defendants were alleged by the prosecution to be members of the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC).

They allegedly tortured with pepper and sodomised Mrs Ajoke Agomo, her daughter, Nike Salami and her step daughter, Juliana Agomo for alleged pepper theft.

 

(NAN)