Popular Ogboni Chief Charged With ‘Murder’ Of Lady Killed At Yoruba Nation Rally In Lagos

The Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have charged Ogboni chief, Tajudeen Bakare, as being responsible for the death of a young lady, Jumoke Oyeronke. Oyeronke was hit by a bullet during the last Yoruba Nation rally in Ojota, Lagos.

In a statement on Monday, the spokesman for Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, said the police had charged Bakare with the murder of the 25-year-old.

“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, has charged the 48 Yoruba Nation protesters arrested on Saturday, July 3, 2021 in Ojota, Lagos before a magistrates’ court sitting in Yaba.
  
“They were charged for unlawful assembly, unlawful society and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace.

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“However, one of the arrested protesters, Tajudeen Bakare (the popular Ogboni chief) was charged by the police for the murder of a sachet water hawker, Jumoke Oyeleke, killed by a stray bullet during the protest.

“The bail granted to all the protesters was upheld by the court, but that of Bakare was revoked. The court refers Bakare’s case to the Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP) for further advice," Ilana Omo Oodua said.