Kwara Community Chief Nabbed Over Rape, Murder Of 2 Women

Date: 2022-04-08

A community leader in Kwara State who goes by the title, Ojoko of Odo Owa in Oke-Ero LGA, Chief Bunmi Popoola, has been arraigned for raping and killing two women.

According to the first information report (FIR), the chief committed the offenses in 2015.

The charge sheet noted that the matter was reported to the police through a petition by the Oloota of Odo Owa, Oba Joshua Adegbuyi Oluwatoba.

The monarch according to the report, said one Gbemisola Ajayi accused the defendant of sexual harassment in 2015 under the guise of assisting her when she served as an apprentice to his wife.

The report reads in part: "Chief Popoola had carnal knowledge of her without her consent and thereafter used a white handkerchief to clean her private part for spiritual purpose and threatened her not disclose what transpired between them to anybody or else she will run mad or lose her life. She later died.

"Similarly, one Ajoke Bamidele also reported that Chief Popoola forcefully had sexual intercourse with her and used a white handkerchief to clean her private part under the guise of assisting her spiritually.

"Ajoke later became ill, and while on the verge of losing her life, Chief Popoola, who claims to be a herbalist, after admitting to both crimes in the presence of chiefs in the palace and family relations, promised to cure her.

"After spending two days at Chief Popoola's residence, Ajoke died and the occurrence angered the youths of the community who set his house ablaze."

The prosecutor, Zacchaeus Folorunsho, told the court that Chief Popoola had confessed that he gave Gbemisola a black soap to boost business and also gave her N5,000 as transport fare to Lagos State.

Folorunsho said, "Following the two incidents, Chief Popoola was given an indefinite suspension as the Ojoko of Odo Owa."

He then urged the remand of the accused to allow time for the police to complete their investigation.

The magistrate, however, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 and adjourned the case to April 25.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Theophilus Oyebiyi     John Mayokun Dada     Mohammed Abduraheem     Al-Hikmah Radio     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Wahab Isa     Fulani     Oloyede     Ayodele Shittu     Ajikobi     Oluwole Dupe     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Toyosi Thomas     Hamidu Olowo     Abegunde Goke     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Danhawa     Lai Mohammed     Offa Poly     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Bilikis Oladimeji     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Council Of The Wise     Just Law Forum     Salihu Yahaya     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Egbejila     Tsado Manman     Bisi Oyeleke     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Bankole Omisore     Adeniyi Ojo     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Curfew     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Emir Of Lafiagi     NFAI     Lucky Omoluwa     Alabe     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Ilofa     Ejidongari     Olomu     Amuda Bembe     Marafan Shonga     Oloye     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Omotoso     Oya State     John Olobayo     Iyeru Grammar School     Sarah Jubril     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Shola Odetundun     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Jebba     Yaru     Ajia-Bako     Cassava Growers\' Association     Saliu Ajia     Yusuf A. Usman     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Raimi Iyanda     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     National Pilot     Salman Jawondo     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ajakaye     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Kumbi Titiloye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oko-Olowo     Adanla-Irese     IEDPU     Taofik Mustapha     Kawu     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Bayo Ojo     Moronfoye     Olofa Of Offa     CCEPE     Siraj Oyewale     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Kazeem Adekanye     Oke-Odo     Gobir     Idowu Laro     A.E. Afolabi     African Democratic Congress     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Muhammed Danjuma     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Sabi     Firdaos Amasa     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Dumagi     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Omar Gambari     NULGE     SWAN     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     AGM Professional Services     Abikan     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Moremi High School     IDPU     Mamman Saba Jibril     A.O. Belgore     Assayomo     Agbarigidoma     Salman Jawondo     Local Government Pension Board     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Sebastine Obasi     MAI Akande     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Bolaji Aladie     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Muhammadu Buhari     Saad Omo Iya     Halimat Yusuf     S.O. Opowoye     Baba-Isale     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Ike Ekweremadu     Mohammed Abduraheem     Kayode Alabi     Unicontinental Construction Company     Mohammed Ibrahim     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Rachael Obisesan     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Makama     Shaaba Lafiagi     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     GAMA     Balogun Gambari     Kunle Okeowo     KWASAA     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed