An Iyaganku chief magistrate court in Ibadan, Oyo capital,
has ordered that Iskilu Wakili, a Fulani leader in the state, be remanded in a
correctional facility.
Wakili was arrested by the Oodua Peoples Congress and other
security outfits in Kajola, Ibarapa area of the state, and subsequently handed
over to the police.
Residents of Ibarapa had accused Wakili of having links to
kidnappers in the area. He was also accused of being a leader of armed Fulani
herders who attack farmers and destroy their farmland.
The police charged Wakili alongside his sons — Abu, Samaila
and Aliyu Manu– on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder,
kidnapping, and armed robbery.
Adewale Amos, the prosecuting counsel, told the court that
Wakili and his sons allegedly conspired together to commit the offences.
Amos alleged that on October 20, 2015, Wakili caused the
death of one Akinwale Akande, a corporal, while he was on duty.
He also said that on August 15, 2020, Wakili and some other
suspects kidnapped a woman and robbed her of N100, 000 in the Idi-Emi area of
the state.
Emmanuel Idowu, the presiding judge, ordered that they be
remanded in Abolongo correctional facility
Idowu ordered the police to return the case file to the
state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
He adjourned the matter until May 17 for mention.
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