11 Charged Over Kwara Fracas
Eleven suspects have been arraigned by the police on a six-count charge of criminal conspiracy, disturbance of public peace, mischief, being suspected members of a secret cult, illegal possession of firearms and armed robbery over a fracas and destruction of several vehicles in the Pakata area of Il?rin, Kwara State, last week.
The accused are Sodiq Kareem (20), Shuaib Abubakar (20), Ibrahim Tajudeen (23), Abdulganiu Idris (21), Muyideen Soliu (19), Abdulwaheed Ridwanulahi (20), Abdulganiyu Taiye (19), Kehinde Alaro (23), Moshood Yusuf, Taiwo Alaro (23) and one other.
According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), a complainant, Usman Ambali, reported that some hoodlums suspected to be members of a secret cult from Pakata and Itanma communities engaged themselves in fight with weapons.
The FIR reads in part: “A team of policemen was drafted to the scene where a suspect, Sodiq Kareem (20), of lle-Laomi Alfa Yahya area, llorin, was arrested. Investigation led to the arrest of 10 others and recovery of one locally made single-barrel gun, including a cutlass, during an on-the-spot search”
The case was prosecuted by Gbenga Ayeni on behalf of the police. The Magistrate, M.D. Dasuki, ordered the remand of the suspects and adjourned to October 24, 2023.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Sobi Egbewole Ojo Fadumila Olufolake Abdulrazaq Mahe Abdulkadir Bola Shagaya Imodoye Writer’s Enclave Wale Oladepo 3MTT Kwara Central Arinola Lawal Monsurat Omotosho Sunset Workers Abubakar Lah Matthew Okedare SSA Youth Engagement Abioye Bello Saudat Abdulbaqi Mumeen Lah Abdulfatah Ahmed Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Monkey Pox Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Adaramaja Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Yusuf Abdulraheem Awwal Jawondo Sunday Otokiti Ejidongari Akorede Ijagbo Bluenile Associates Sulyman Buhari Paul Odama Kwara State Polytechnic Yekini Adio Lukman Adeloyin Niyi Ogundiran Olatunde Oyeyiola Share Sobi FM Tsado Manman IESA Labaeka Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Femtech Folajimi Aleshinloye Kayode Bankole Village Alive Development Association Fatimat Saliu Mohammed Abduraheem Lithium Deposit Zulkifli Ibraheem Ajidagba Ajasse-Ipo Ahman Patigi JAMB Kola Shittu Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Kayode Laro Nnazua Hamidu Olowo Surajudeen Akanbi Okin Group Olaitan Buraimoh Bayo Ojo AbdulGaniyu Kareem Salihu Ajia Ahmed Alhasssan Owu Fall Owo Isowo Ibikunle Ogunleye Nigerian Medical Association Ramadan Code Of Conduct Tribunal TESCOM 2025