Court Orders Remand of Abdullahi Fasasi, Oriyomi Hamzat, and Naomi Silekunola Over Ibadan Stampede

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three individuals in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School.

The accused include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile Ife.

Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi presided over the case, which took place on Tuesday following their arraignment by the Oyo State Police Command.

The proceedings were held under heightened security, with family members and other interested parties gathered outside the courthouse.

The defendants face four charges related to the incident, as stated by the police prosecutor, citing a violation of Section 324 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

After hearing the charges, Chief Magistrate Ogunkanmi ordered that the three be held at Agodi Correctional Centre while awaiting further direction from the state prosecutor.