Evans’ Lawyers Wants Court to Probe Death of three Witnesses in Police Custody
Lawyers to the convicted kidnap Kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) the day gone by instructed the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, lagos kingdom that the 3 witnesses, who have been status trial with Evans, died in police custody and that no post-mortem become achieved to expose the situations surrounding their demise.
At a resumed listening to on Friday, the defendant’s recommend, Chuks Muoma (SAN) and Emmanuel Ochai requested the courtroom docket to reserve an inquiry into the demise of 3 witnesses in police custody at some point of the trial of the kidnap kingpin. They submitted that the reality that they died in custody while they have been hale and hearty while the police arrested them increases critical questions on the confessional statements received from the chief of the gang. The protection suggest in addition submitted that the prosecution has failed in numerous regions to show the case towards Evans and his colleague past affordable doubt and advised the courtroom docket to discharge and acquit them.
In his submission, the kingdom prosecution suggest, Mr. Yusuf Sule, but, prayed that the primary and 2nd defendants be convicted. He stated that a defendant wanted now no longer to be visible on the scene of the crime to be convicted, stressing that aleven though the confession of 1 character couldn’t be used towards any other man or woman, there have been exemptions in which the nexus correlate and are interwoven, quoting a Supreme Court justice. Evans and Aduba, an ex-soldier, are on trial for the kidnap and call for of ransom from businessman Sylvanus Ahamonu, for which they allegedly received $420,000. They are charged with 4 counts of kidnapping and unlawful gun possession.
This isn’t the primary time allegation of torture and extra-judicial execution towards the police is developing at some point of the trial. While giving proof all through the trial on October 26, 2018, Evans narrated his enjoy withinside the custody of the Police Intelligence Response Unit(IRT) headed with the aid of using the suspended DCP Abbah Kyari: “They took me to the outside of the IG’s visitor house. In the outdoor, I noticed a few humans that I become paraded with; they have been sporting leg chains. Some of them had bullet wounds on their legs and Phillip ordered Haruna to convey a huge brown cellotape, handkerchief, and poly bags. “Haruna pressured a handkerchief into the mouth of certainly considered one among them; he used the cellotape to tightly tape his mouth and face and placed a poly bag over his head and cellotaped it, and used every other poly bag and cellotaped it for the second one time, and that they left the person at the floor. The guy at the floor turned into shaking; he pissed (urinated) on his frame, he poo-pooed (defecated) on his frame, and, after a while, he went quiet. Haruna went to the person and stepped on his frame and he changed into unresponsive and he advised me ‘are you able to see I even have traveled him,’ and he requested if I knew the technique of killing and I stated no; they stated that it’s far called ‘Saddam Hussein’”
The trial decide Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo but constant September 19, 2022, because the date for judgment after paying attention to the submissions and arguments of the recommend withinside the suit.
Obi, ‘Political 419’, Taking OBIdients For A Ride Of The Century —Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has branded Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as misleading in his political pursuit.
Keyamo, in a put up received from his Twitter deal with on Saturday, stated the previous Anambra State governor became operating for PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, withinside the background.
Keyamo’s declare got here amid speculations that Obi may paintings for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart withinside the 2023 standard elections.
Obi on Thursday turned into said to have had a assembly with the previous President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and different Governors of the competition events in London
It changed into speculated that the assembly changed into a part of negotiations and alignments toward the 2023 popular elections.
Speaking at the development, Keyamo stated Obi became taking his supporters for the trip of the century.
He brought that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could usually stand in advance of different political events withinside the country.
“We instructed the OBIdient infantrymen that their ‘hero’ turned into taking them to nowhere; taking them for a trip of the century and for political 419! We laugh! We are in advance of them!”, the Minister stated.
APC, PDP Are Part Of Nigeria’s Problem, I Don’t See Them As The Solution – Obi
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the troubles bedeviling the country may want to flip the electorates in opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) and competition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Obi said this in an interview with Reuters even as noting that he sees the events as a part of the problem, for this reason why he does now no longer trust that they may be a part of the solution.
According to the previous Governor of Anambra state, he intends to harness Nigerians’ anger with the fame quo to power the ‘Obidient’ motion and clinch victory on the presidential polls.
He stated; ”I consider that the 2 events are a part of the problem, I don’t see them being a part of the solution. The gadget they’ve operated over the years, it has introduced us to wherein we’re.”
Obi expressed self assurance that electorate whose country “at the brink” might upward push above religious, ethnic and tribal loyalties which have the 2 most important events to dominate elections.
“What is critical is that humans trust. It is simple, you could now no longer like me, however what I’m coming right here to do can be different,” he added.
He additionally said that he now no longer terrified of stepping on feet of effective people who may also pose a stumbling block to his plans to convert Nigeria.
Obi has in advance lambast the APC and PDP, pronouncing the best political shape each events have is ‘belly infrastructure’.
Speaking on the Labour Party Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO) Summit on the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday, he stated that belly infrastructure has added extra trouble for hundreds of thousands of Nigerians withinside the remaining decades.
Obi additionally reiterated that his shape is the a hundred million negative Nigerians who will troop out enmasse on election day to stable their destiny thru their votes.
He stated; “The contemporary systems of each the PDP and the APC are the belly infrastructure that has delivered us not anything however misery. Their know-how of shape is sharing of Nigeria’s patrimony to vested pastimes and impact peddlers. That is towards what Peter Obi represents; this is in opposition to what Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed represents; and it’s miles certainly, in opposition to the imaginative and prescient of the Labour Party.”
“It is the 33% unemployed Nigerians who already recognize who saved them unemployed; our shape is certainly the mother and father of 18.5m out-of-school-youngsters in Nigeria, who will try to make certain that such discomfort does now no longer go to them a 2d time. Our shape is all of us seated on this corridor today! Yes, we’ve got Structure. And we’re prepared to transport mountains to store Nigeria.
”Since I entered the presidential race my mantra has been regular and in tandem with the Labour Party’s imaginative and prescient, which especially seeks to make sure monetary transformation via job-led growth.
“Therefore, my selection to sign up for the Labour Party turned into now no longer through twist of fate or happenstance; it turned into certainly a thought-thru choice given the ideological convergence. Great countries are constructed thru political alliances. Our founding fathers understood and solid alliances withinside the countrywide interest. But matters changed. Our leaders have become selfish, myopic and corrupt. And our human beings suffered. That narrative and attitude should change.
“The new alliance we are looking for is among Nigerian Youths, the Labour Party, which constitute Nigerian workers, and Like Minds. Collectively, it’s miles an alliance of the OBIdients!”
READ WHAT INIBEHE EFFIONG SAID AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON
I need to thank God Almighty, the only who stated He knew me earlier than I changed into fashioned withinside the womb. The person who stated that He had consecrated me and that He has appointed us as prophets to the nation. I thank God for making these days to be possible.
For me, like I constantly say, “History will vindicate the simply”. Well, I even have simply completed my one month appointment with destiny. I got here to the custodial centre to comply with the direction of my ancestors, the Gani Fawenhinmi of this world, and people who through the years have needed to sacrifice their private consolation with the intention to protect their convictions.
For me and people who got here to go to me at some stage in my duration of incarceration, you will have left with one clean message, that I turned into completely unbothered, absolutely unmoved and now no longer perturbed. I bear in mind it an honour to be incarcerated for status through the reality. I need to increase my appreciation to my family. They were solidly at the back of me, I need to thank the Nigerian Bar Association, the Olumide Akpata-led management and all attorneys of sense of right and wrong on this u . s . a ., who while not having possibility to pay attention truely from me believed in my innocence, stood via way of means of my conviction and fought to vindicate me.
I have to additionally thank Mr Femi Falana, SAN, my lead counsel, the opposite Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and of direction individuals of the NBA management who also are a part of my felony group. My brother, Augustine Asuquo who’s status beside me and each attorney that has been a part of my prison group for status solidly at the back of me.
Again, I need to additionally thank the Nigerian civil society and the human rights network for status through certainly considered one among their personal. But I will now no longer fail to realize my buddies withinside the media. The fourth Estate of the area who’ve taken it upon themselves to take the fact to all of the 4 corners of this world. And I thank conscientious Nigerians, conscientious Akwa Ibomites and each unmarried individual that has spoken out in my defence to call for my freedom withinside the remaining one month.
Well, you’ll have heard that I become convicted for contempt of courtroom docket however I would possibly simply be, perhaps the most effective man or woman to be remanded as a attorney, as a minimum presently on this u . s . a . that became stated to had been convicted with none price desired towards him, with out an possibility to take a plea, with out his offence being disclosed or any of the concepts of truthful listening to being accorded him.
So, for me it’s miles a fantastic honour to have exceeded thru this road. But allow me nation truly and unequivocally that at the same time as I am thankful to God for this enjoy due to the fact as you could have visible it your self, this has best strengthened, this has most effective fortified me. I most effective sense sorry for folks who experience they could smash me through incarcerating me due to the fact the Inibehe that has simply pop out of incarceration is brimming with fire. Fire to combat for the not unusualplace human beings of this u . s . a . and no oppressor can quench that fire.
But allow us to now no longer be mistaken. I by no means, and I say this as a infant of God, you may see, whilst in incarceration I had the Bible as my accomplice and I had ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ as my friend. And those are the books that stored me energetic for the ultimate one month.
So I say it as a baby of God that I in no way at any time pointed my hand on the Honourable Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom. I by no means at any time banged the table. I by no means at any time shouted on the courtroom docket. These accusations handiest got here to me even as I changed into in incarceration.
But you recognise, deception and lies may also succeed for some time however there are judges that no guy can deceive; the choose of heaven and the decide of moral sense. The Honourable Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom whose workplace I appreciate is aware of in her judgment of right and wrong that I in no way acted in any insolent manner. I in no way disrespected the courtroom docket.
All I did at the twenty seventh of July after I introduced my look in conjunction with my colleague Augustine to protect my patron Leo Ekpenyong turned into without a doubt to elevate essential observations, that I sense each judicial officer, with profound appreciate, and that each criminal practitioner on this u . s . a . ought to pay interest to. When I arrived the courtroom docket, My Lord had introduced surely that nowadays His Lordship is coming in with anger and that the courtroom docket will now no longer tolerate any nonsense from anybody. And due to the fact we knew the antecedence of this count number, we’ve got usually accorded the courtroom docket absolute appreciate.
Even earlier than we introduced appearances, My Lord ordered the (police) orderly to ask into the court docket armed Mobile Policemen. I am now no longer in opposition to policemen being withinside the courtroom docket. I need to be understood really due to the fact the judiciary can’t feature with out the resource of the police. The police is an essential a part of the management of justice.
And then, I reminded the courtroom docket while the policemen arrived that My Lord there’s a pending software for recusal urging My Lord to disqualify himself from this situation on grounds of bias or chance of bias which utility we filed at the twenty third day of June, 2022. And of direction because it has been, My Lord shouted me down and I rested the difficulty and stated the courtroom docket will take that software every time the courtroom docket deems fit.
And of route, My Lord ordered that the continuation of pass exam must keep and a sure witness for the Governor, one Richard Peter, this is the call he gave the courtroom docket, entered the dock and I began out go exam. I changed into on approximately the second one or 1/3 query while My Lord furiously, and I say that with all feel of admire to the courtroom docket, ordered a sure Saviour (Imukudo), a reporter with Premium Times to get up and he stood up and My Lord requested him who’re you and he stated he turned into an observer. My Lord stated who’re you to study the courtroom docket, are you a celebration to this example? He stated no My Lord, I am a journalist. My Lord requested, are you a central authority journalist? And he stated no, I paintings with Premium Times. Hell turned into permit loose. What I witnessed became unparalleled in my younger and little years, for the eight years I had been practising as a legal professional. My Lord ordered his telecellsmartphone to be seized and the policemen to take him away.
I had a obligation having been referred to as to the Nigerian Bar, having taken that solemn oath to shield the charter of this us of a, myself being an recommend of press freedom and of direction a citizen who is aware of what’s and what isn’t proper to talk out, I stood up, I did now no longer confront the courtroom docket. I stated My Lord, with profound appreciate, phase 36 of the charter ensures exposure of trial and offers that courtroom docket lawsuits will be held in public. I changed into now no longer even shouting on the courtroom docket, I changed into urging My Lord. I stated My Lord, I had notion that during view of that constitutional provision that contributors of the general public which includes newshounds need to be unfastened to get entry to the courtroom docket and examine lawsuits and of path, My Lord didn’t be given that.
Maybe, that changed into my offence, I did now no longer surrender. I nonetheless entreated the courtroom docket after which My Lord stated besides you’re the only who added him to tarnish my tough earned reputation. So I noticed that the problem had emerge as very private. So I rested the difficulty.
I become approximately to maintain my go exam and I grew to become back, once more I noticed armed policemen with AK47, one to my proper, one to my left. This had created a lot hostility and I stated My Lord I even have additionally found the presence of armed policemen in courtroom docket. I stated, My Lord, despite the fact that I am generally now no longer intimidated with the aid of using their presence however through their being right here with hands sitted at the back of me they’ve created hostility withinside the courtroom docket which has made it uncomfortable for me and hard for me to continue with the complaints and I pleaded with the courtroom docket to excuse them. My Lord didn’t receive our plea. Again, perhaps that turned into my offence. I did now no longer surrender due to the fact I even have a responsibility as a attorney to shield the direction of justice.
I stated My Lord, respectfully I am now making it as a proper software wherein case Your Lordship might need to render a selection and I stated however, if Your Lordship overrules me I might be sure with the aid of using the order of the courtroom docket and I might continue with my go exam. At that point, My Lord picked a pen, My Lord commenced writing. You recognise as a attorney while you are addressing the courtroom docket and the courtroom docket is writing you’re excited that the courtroom docket is paying attention to what you’re announcing. Unknown to me, I idea My Lord become writing what I turned into announcing now no longer understanding it become my committal order to jail. The subsequent component I heard became ‘you there, step out of the bar’. I stepped out of the bar. I did now no longer combat. And then my Lord stated derobe your self and I need to additionally say once more I did now no longer derobe immediately. I need to area the report as it’s far due to the fact I can’t derobe as a attorney in courtroom docket if I don’t realize the motive why I must derobe. It is like getting rid of my Call-to-Bar certificate. I stated My Lord if I derobe I can not deal with the courtroom docket as a counsel. My Lord stated ‘you’re not a legal professional, I now no longer apprehend you due to the fact I am sending you to jail’.
I didn’t trust it. The subsequent factor my Lord did turned into to examine what My Lord had already written ‘you’re hereby sentenced to at least one month imprisonment, to be remanded on the Correctional Centre till you purge your self of contempt’.
And then I had eliminated my wig. My Lord ordered the 2 armed policemen ‘keep him, maintain him. Make certain he does now no longer leave. Hold him, ensure he does now no longer escape’. And I advised the policemen, even though I escape, human beings out of doors will realize that I am the only this is running. Where will I run to? Where in Akwa Ibom will I hide? So, I instructed them, I don’t have problem, I will comply with you to jail. I will now no longer be first (to be there).
All I actually have informed you is what transpired. So, folks who say Inibehe does now no longer understand the way to say ‘As the Court pleases’, Inibehe turned into disrespecting the courtroom docket, those are lies. And I say that on my honour. And I’m the usage of this possibility to publicly urge and attraction to My Lord the Honourable Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, My Lord the Honourable Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot to delight launch the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) digital digicam of that day. Because I am advised, I am conscious to the exceptional of my information that there may be CCTV interior that court docket, My Lord the Chief Judge’s courtroom docket. Let all legal professionals in Nigeria see whilst Inibehe pointed on the Honourable Chief Judge. Let them additionally see while Inibehe banged on the table. Even if I become the maximum insolent attorney in Nigeria, you do now no longer must scandalize my call and characteristic to me a behavior that by no means passed off in courtroom docket simply to justify what’s virtually unjustifiable.
So what I even have informed you is the fact. Any account out of doors what I even have advised you is a lie and it’ll continue to be a lie forever.
I can announce to you that I even have taken steps to stable the discharge of 17 inmates on the Uyo Custodial Centre, in truth one left closing night. The others could have come however the government had been worried that humans have been collecting an excessive amount of so I couldn’t wait. I turned into alleged to pop out with them. We needed to spend considerable and significant amount of cash to make that happen. These are human beings that had been admitted to bail at Magistrate Courts, that they’d no one to take them on bail. In truth, the younger guy who left the day gone by changed into admitted to bail, ultimately his rate turned into struck out, the courtroom docket did now no longer come to tell the Custodial Centre. He turned into simply there. It became till the individual I requested to head and ideal his bail went to courtroom docket the previous day, that become once they got here to stable his launch. This is a person that had no enterprise being in detention however this indicates you ways terrible the device is.
So, the closing 17 I am hopeful that earlier than the quit of these days they’ll be out. And I am doing that to additionally permit humans realize that the Criminal Justice device in Akwa Ibom and Nigeria as an entire desires to be revisited. There are a variety of harmless humans which can be there. The society may also condemn they all as criminals however if there has been any doubt that I had as a attorney that harmless human beings may be sentenced, through my enjoy I am now a witness of fact. By my personal revel in having been despatched to jail without a offence disclosed, with none misconduct, then there are harmless humans there.
Well, the jail lifestyles is what I actually have usually been organized for. That is why I snigger at people who had been celebrating my incarceration. I even have usually been organized. I knew this turned into inevitable due to the fact you do now no longer constantly combat folks that are oppressing our humans and also you do now no longer anticipate to be incarcerated. Life withinside the jail is a specific existence entirely. These are the deserted residents of Nigeria. They had been deserted with the aid of using the Federal Government of Nigeria. They were deserted via way of means of the Akwa Ibom State Government. As a count number of truth, I even have additionally undertaken to take in instances of a number of the inmates and withinside the coming days, you’ll get to research of a number of those pathetic instances.
For me, all I had to do turned into simply to regulate to the environment. There are such a lot of matters I needed to alter to. But get this clean, if I actually have ever had sound sleep in my lifestyles it became whilst I became withinside the jail. I had possibility of snoozing for now no longer much less than eight hours a day. I don’t have that during Lagos. So, I should additionally thank My Lord for this hard-earned vacation. I am thankful to the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom. You might imagine it’s far humorous however the day I arrived right here from Ikot Ekpene at the tenth of this month, I went to the health facility to test my weight. I turned into weighing sixty-some thing however as I am leaving I am seventy-some thing. So that indicates that I changed into in no way afflicted at the same time as I become in incarceration. That is why I pity individuals who say oh whilst he comes out, he’ll now no longer communicate once more. The voice they so hate is now louder.”
Being Barr. Inibehe Effiong’s cope with to newshounds, pals, and well-wishers following his launch from jail custody on Friday 26 August, 2022 after a 30-day cumulative incarceration in each Ikot Ekpene and Uyo Custodial Centres. Excerpts captured through TheMail Newspaper.
Police Suspends Two Supernumerary Officers in Viral Video for Discreditable Conduct, Violation of Social Media Policy.
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended Supernumerary Police Officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, over discreditable behavior and viol@tion of Social media policy.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc( ), NPM, fdc, has issued strict caution at the incessant, unlawful and unwarranted use of Police Uniforms restrained to bonafide serving officials of the Nigeria Police Force. This is coming at the heels of the suspension of Supernumerary Police Officers, with instant effect, for breach of the provisions of the Police Act, 2020, and The Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY) 2013 via way of means of the Inspector-General of Police, as captured in a video published via way of means of one of the officials in a viral video on August 3, 2022.
According to declaration launched with the aid of using the force, The Supernumerary Police, through the blended outcomes of the Police Act, 2020 and the Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY),2013 turned into installed completely to supplement the offerings of ordinary Police Officers while wished with the aid of using Ministries, Departments and Agencies/Multi-National Companies, and Banks who make requests and upon approval pay for his or her education and cowl their emoluments during their engagement. (Sections 21-24 of the Police Act, 2020).
It examine in part;
The suspended supernumerary officials – Obaze Blessing with SPY quantity 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY quantity 5708, decorated themselves in traditional police officials’ uniforms opposite to the code regulating the SPY service.
Similarly, One of them decorated the rank of Superintendent of Police that is opposite to extant laws.
Above all, they portrayed themselves withinside the viral video and different movies as undisciplined and unprofessional, in contravention of the Police Social Media Policy, with acts glorifying ill-gotten wealth and ill-morals, which has obtained extensive condemnation from contributors of the public”
Art trainer below hearthplace for voluptuous curves as mother and father accuse her of being a distraction
A New Jersey artwork trainer is receiving warmth from mother and father on the preschool wherein she teaches.
Her voluptuous curves and figure-hugging clothes is the bone of contention.
Parents stated her curves are a distraction for his or her children.
The trainer is pretty famous on Instagram in which she frequently stocks pics of herself in elegance or undertaking different a laugh sports outdoor faculty.
Some mother and father are calling for her to be fired at the same time as others say she ought to simply put on garments that conceal her curves.
Under each New Jersey and federal exertions law, it might be unlawful for a college to hearthplace a instructor primarily based totally on their bodily appearance, that is possibly why there’s been no movement taken in opposition to the meant lawsuits which have been made regarding the woman’s looks.
EKSU Knocks ASUU President, Says Not A Quack University
The control of Ekiti State University has stated that the feedback made with the aid of using the country wide president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, at some stage in an interview on Arise News are unfortunate, reckless, and unwarranted.
The control brought that Osodeke is probably uninformed and/or lacks ideas.
EKSU stated this in a assertion which turned into signed through, Head, Directorate of Information & company affairs, Bode Olofinmuagun.
The declaration read, “The interest of the Management of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) has been attracted to the interview granted the Arise Television through the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke in which he noted a few state-owned universities in Nigeria as quacks and beside the point. In the equal press interview with Dr. Reuben Abati, he indexed a few first era universities as those that remember maximum withinside the ongoing battle through ASUU.”
Revealing how unwarranted and reckless the remark became, they stated, “The Management of EKSU perspectives this denigrating statement approximately a few universities, coming from the National President of ASUU as unfortunate, reckless and unwarranted. Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti is presently the 14th first-rate college in Nigeria out of approximately 2 hundred universities (Federal, State & Private) and the second great State University in step with the current Webometric rating of universities.”
“Apart from the above, the college (EKSU) has almost all its educational programmes permitted via way of means of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and applicable expert regulatory bodies. The college is proud to have many pinnacle rated globally recognized academics, and its alumni are making waves each Nationally and Internationally. By the grace of God, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, the Governor-go with of Ekiti State is an alumnus and a former lecturer withinside the University. Even in ASUU, some of team of workers of our college had served and nevertheless serving in numerous capacities at zonal and countrywide stages such as however now no longer restrained to Professor Afolabi Popoola, Dr. Sikiru Eniola, Profs. Eddy Olanipekun, Ayan Adeleke and Olu-Olu Olufayo.”
“Therefore, categorizing EKSU as a number of the quack and beside the point universities is a sworn statement to the truth that the ASUU President might be uninformed and/or is bereft of ideas. This arrant nonsense coming from Comrade Osodeke is absolutely unacceptable and condemnable.”
“The Management calls on Professor Osodeke to toe the direction of honour through retracting the provocative observation and smooth an unreserved apology with out similarly delay.”
Earlier on Friday, the ASUU president defined the Ekiti State University as “beside the point” and “quack”.
First Published: April 8, 2020. History Of ( ILOGBO EKITI )
The meaning of “ILOGBO” is a town that “FLOURISH” formerly known as “ULUGBOORO”.

Ilogbo-Ekiti is one of the towns in Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Founded by some of the grand children of Oduduwa, led by Okunbobua, who jointly migrated from Ile-Ife, around 14th century.
City Name: Ilogbo
Continent: Africa (AF)
Country: Nigeria (NG)
State: Ekiti (54)
Timezone: Africa/Lagos
Latitude: 7.86004
Longitude: 5.15556
Elevation (GTOPO30): 57
Although Ilogbo is a sleepy town in Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, it has many feats, which added many feathers to her cap as an outstanding town.
Founded by some of the grand children of Oduduwa, led by Okunbobuwa, who jointly migrated from Ile-ife, around 14th century, Ilogbo began as a local military camp and had its establishment coinciding with the institution of Islamic Hausa Kingdom in Northern Nigeria.
The Owa of Ilogbo, Oba Edward Ajayi, said llogbo was formerly called Ulogbooro, meaning a town flourishing with wealth, and this attests to the town’s current wealth in human and material resources:
“As descendants of Oduduwa, Ilogbo people could trace their root to Ile-Ife. The town began as a military camp in the early 14th century. Its establishment coincided with the institution of Islamic Hausa kingdom in the northern part of Nigeria.
“The town, which was initially known as Ilugbooro came to existence when modern Nigeria was full of individually distinct ethnic kingdoms. Okunbobuwa, popularly known as Ejemu was the direct son of Owa Obokun of Ijesa who was also the son of Oduduwa.
“According to history, Okunbobuwa was the first person to migrate to Ilogbo. He was a prince and a son of Owa of Ijesa. When his father died, Okunbobuwa (Ejemu) and his two brothers argued on who would be crowned as a king. In the name of peace, Ejemu left Ilesa with few friends and Okere.
“After a few days in the forest, the group settled at Ipole Oke-Ona and the place became their first settlement. At Ipole, Ejemu was there for many years before he could meet Olotin, a great hunter who later helped Ejemu to persuade Omo Oye, a prince from Osun to settle down at Ipole. Omo Oye was made the king and the dynasty remains the ruling house in Ilogbo since then.
“Olotin also won another soul of passer-by (Odofin) to settle down with them. Ejemu agreed to make him second-in-command while he took third position. Enurin, who migrated from Ikole took the number fourth position.
In the administration of Ilogbo-Ekiti, Owa is the head. The town has three permanent house chiefs namely: Odofin, Ejemu and Enurin. Odofin is the head of Odofin’s dynasty, Ejemu is the head of Ebi Mije and Enurin is the head of Enurin’s descendants.
The additional three are rotational high chiefs: Eisinkin, Eisaya and Eisaba. The three additional chiefs increased number of high chiefs to six and these chiefs were known as Iwara Mefa (the kingmakers). Ilogbo-Ekiti is one of the 11 towns in Ido/Osi Local Government. The meaning of Ilogbo is a town that flourish formerly known as Ulugbooro.”
Ilogbo has other feats, which placed the small town on the world map. Chairman, Committee for Homecoming event, Dr Jola Awosusi, said of the many sons and daughters who have made Ilogbo proud nationally and globally are Thaddeus Aina, Prof Tayo Olutoye, said to be Nigeria’s first Professor of Yoruba language and her son, a United States of America (U.S.A) based Nigerian surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye, who achieved a great medical feat by removing an unborn child from the mother’s womb. He returned the child to the womb of the woman who delivered after 32 weeks.
Ilogbo also boasts of rich cultural practices and heritage. The Oba said: “It is an abomination for the indigenes to engage in money ritual. The consequence is that anybody who does this will die without tasting the wealth.
“Our other taboos include the fact that you can’t kill a cat, you don’t carry the complete of plantain of banana or palm kernel around the town and you cannot ride horse across the main town. The natural resources in the town are grand stone and partial gold.
“The most popular traditional festival in Ilogbo is Olua and it attracts tourists and traditionalists from Cuba, United Kingdom and America. The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Eniitan is always coming to the town during Olua festival. He was here recently.
“Tourist attractions in Ilogbo-Ekiti include Alaorosaba cave at Ipole, Erandu, a similitude of Olosunta Ikere and Kitikiti. Also, we have Ope Oloriyeye, a spiritual palm tree with many front heads. We have streams with certain spiritual powers. They include Ogidigbi Oniranyin, a healing stream and her gentle compatriot, Isune. We are blessed in agriculture. We produce mostly yam, cassava, maize and some other things.”
Oba Ajayi explained why the town honoured her indigenes: “I congratulate them all for what is happening today. It is a great lesson for everyone of them so that when the opportunity arises they should use it very well to serve their town so that they will be well-known. They should do good in their own time so that they will be remembered for it. We also want to urge the state government to help tar Usi-Ilogbo Road and provide jobs for the unemployed youths.”
Aina, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives and former Chairman of Ido-Osi LGA, said: “I thank God I was able to construct some developmental projects in this town and in my constituencies. I feel delighted and elated. I am happy and grateful to God that I lived to see this.”
Dozens of gunmen on Thursday set ablaze several houses in Izombe, Oguta Local Government area of Imo state. Eye eyewitnesses told NOHR that gunmen, suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu, arrived in the community in about 10 security vehicles. They invaded sections around the central market, umuaka, and Eziama at about 5 pm on Thursday and proceeded to burn down several houses and shops. The reason for the attack is not yet clear.
Witness reported that the community is currently deserted as many residents have fled for their lives. “ We are still in the bush and they are still burning houses and shops,” a 48-year-old man told NOHR
The Community has witnessed several invasions by gunmen as well as security forces in the last year leading to the burning and looting of shops, as well as the killing and maiming of innocent persons. On 6 August 2022, gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (ESN) clashed with the police at the Agwa Police Divisional headquarters in Oguta council leading to several casualties. In response, villagers said police operatives allegedly burnt down some buildings and set two vehicles ablaze in Aborshi and Umunwama autonomous communities respectively.
The villagers also accused soldiers of burning or destroying more than 150 buildings in Umuokwu, Umuorji, and Ndioko villages all in Aborshi Izombe in October 2021 over an internal community dispute.
The United States Government has honoured Deborah Samuel, the 200-level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, who was stoned to death on campus by some Islamic extremists for blasphemy on May 12.
Deborah’s picture was uploaded on the website of the US Office of Religious Freedom, which is saddled with the responsibility of promoting universal respect for freedom of religion or belief.
This was done to mark the fourth US International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief on August 22.
“In May, a mob brutally stoned, flogged and burnt to death college student, Deborah Samuel, in Nigeria, in an attack fuelled by hatred and blasphemy allegations, even as authorities attempted to stop it,” the office stated on its website.
“We honour her life as we continue the work to end such vicious violence.”
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