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Ibadan Stampede: Oyo Slams 18-count Charge On Naomi, Oriyomi, Fasasi

by Adebayo Waheed and Leadership News
6 months ago
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Oyo State government has instituted a fresh suit against former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola; the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr. Abdulahi Fasasi over the stampede that led to the death of 35 children in December 2024.

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The fresh suit has 18-count suit with charge number I/05C/2025 between the state government versus Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and Fasasi Abdullahi Babatunde was filed at the State High Court on Friday, 10th January 2025.

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The 18-count charge borders on alleged conspiracy to commit a felony, namely murder; manslaughter; conspiracy to commit an offence and criminal negligence, which are said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 324 of the Criminal Code, CAP 38, Vol II Law of Oyo State, 2000.

In the charge sheet, the prosecution revealed the names and details of 14 of the reported 35 victims of the incident to include Musiliu Sofiyah, ‘f’, 8 years; Lekan Salami, ‘m’, 7 years; Feyikemi Salam, ‘f’, 1 and a half years; Olaniyan Joshua, ‘m’, 1 and a half years; and Laeef Muisi, ‘m’, 8 years.

Others are Opeyemi Ayomide, ‘f’, 4 years; Adebayo Fatimah, ‘f’, 4 years; Adebayo Abibat, ‘f’, 5 years; Adeyanju Taiwo, ‘f’, 8 years; Salaudeen Khalid, ‘m’, minor; Anjorin Faridat, ‘f’, 10 years; Nahaam Muisi, ‘m’, 13 years; and Babatunde Toheeb, ‘m’, 18 years.

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The charge also alleges that the suspects, “did conspire together to commit a felony, namely criminal negligence, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 517 of the Criminal Code, CAP 38, Vol II, Law of Oyo State, 2000.

“Did negligently omit to provide adequate security, crowd control mechanisms, and medical facilities to prevent a stampede at a children’s funfair programme organised by you, and your negligent omission resulted in the death of one Musiliu Sofiat, ‘f’, aged 8 years, and 34 other children, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 308 and punishable under section 344 of the Criminal Code, CAP 38, Vol II, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”

Two different courts in Ibadan will on Monday be hearing matters relating to the stampede involving the three defendants.

Just as an Oyo State High Court will be ruling on the bail application of the trio before it, a Chief Magistrate’s Court will be hearing the case after it adjourned last year and ordered the defendants to be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre.

Justice K. B Olawoyin, presiding over Court 8, Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, also fixed Monday, 13th January 2025 to deliver his ruling on the bail application filed by the trio.

Olori Naomi is the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife and runs a non-governmental organisation, WINGS Foundation through which the funfair was organised.

For his part, Hamzat is the proprietor of a popular Ibadan-based radio station, Agidigbo FM, while Fasasi is the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, the venue of the stampede.

Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi, presiding over Chief Magistrate Court 1, Iyaganku, Ibadan, had on 24th December 2025, ordered the trio to be remanded at the Agodi Correctional facility pending advice from the Department of Public Prosecution of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice.

Silekunola, Oriyomi, and Fasasi are facing trial on a four-count charge relating to conspiracy, acceleration of death, negligent acts causing harm, and failure to provide adequate security and medical facilities before the Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The case with charge number C/2024 has the Commissioner of Police versus Naomi Silekunola, ‘f’, 31 years; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, 51 years; and Fasasi Abdullahi Babatunde, ‘m’, 56 years as defendants.
But as of the time of filing this report, it could not be confirmed if the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP’s) advice had been approved and issued to the police for onward transmission to the Chief Magistrate.

It was however gathered that the new 18-count criminal charge filed against the trio by the state government may have derived from the DPP’s advice.


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