Police arraign two in Ilorin over alleged defamation of character

Date: 2018-10-24

An Area Court One sitting at Adewole Area of Ilorin has remanded two persons in Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin for alleged defamation of character.

The accused persons, Titilayo Jimoh of Olokun Compound, Adeta Area of Ilorin and Olawale Azeez of Oke Foma Area of Ilorin are standing trial for allegedly defaming one Iya Alao Food Canteen located within the vicinity of Adeta Roundabout for keeping human head in her shop.

Police arraigned the two accused persons before the court on three count charge of criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance and defamation of character contrary to section 97, 114 and 392 of penal code law.

Four other suspects are currently at large according to the police First Information Report (FIR).

It was alleged in the FIR that one of the accused persons, Titilayo Jimoh, on October 18, 2018 mobilised people in front of Iya Alao Food Canteen and spread rumour that the owner of the restaurant kept human head in her shop thereby defaming her character.

The FIR stated that the rumour attracted a large crowd with the intention to cause damage to Iya Alao's property.

The other accused person, Olawale Azeez allegedly gathered with four others at large in front of the restaurant and took photographs with the intention of causing further crises in the community.

The FIR reads, "On 18/10/2018 at about 1100hours, one Jimoh Idowu of 27 Sokoto road, Agbooba area of Ilorin came to Adewole Police Station and reported that, on the same date at about 1000hrs, you Titilayo Jimoh of Olokun Compound Adeta Area was seen mobilising people in front of Iya Alao Food Canteen situated at the above address and started spreading rumour to people within the vicinity, defaming her character by saying that she kept human head in her shop, which attracted large number of crowd, who were having intention of causing damage to her property.

"Today being 19/10/2018 at about 1200hrs, you Olawale Azeez Of Oke Foma Area of Ilorin and four others presently at large gathered in front of the restaurant taking photographs with aim of causing further crises within the community. When the two of you were questioned at the station as regard this, you could not give satisfactory account of your being there. You thereby committed above mentioned offences".

The court, however, granted the two accused persons bail on Monday after they perfected their bail condition and adjourned the matter till November 2, 2018.

The Herald reports that there was pandemonium at Iya Alao Food Canteen around Adeta roundabout area last week when some people gathered to damage the restaurant over allegation that the owner of the shop was in possession of human head.

It took the intervention of operatives of the Nigerian Police Force from 'D' Division of Kwara State Command before the situation could be brought under control.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Gbenga Adebayo     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     KFA     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Ayegbeni     Saka Isau     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Park     Folashade Omoniyi     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Tunde Kazeem     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Farouk Salim     Saad Belgore     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Hamid Bobboyi     Amos Sayo     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Oko-Erin     Saadu Alanamu     COVID     National Party Of Nigeria     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Kazeem Gbolagade     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Saidu Kawu     Oyawoye     Olupako     Durosinlohun Atiku     Turaki Of Ilorin     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Council Of The Wise     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     VADA     Taofeeq Olateju     Transition Implementation Committee     Iliasu     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Quarry Royal Valley     Kisra     Yakubu Gobir     Jaigbade Alao     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     UTME     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Obayomi Azeez     Adesoye     Oba Abu     Sidikat Akaje     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Saad Omo\'ya     Olukotun Of Ikotun     TVC Female National Debate     Moses Afolayan     Sa\'adu Salau     Kwara United     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Elese Of Igbaja     Orisa Bridge     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Ijagbo     Patigi Regatta     Olatinwo     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Oba Of Jebba     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Kwabes    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Charles Ibitoye     Yakubu Gobir     Young Progressives Party     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Council Of The Wise     Al-Hikmah Radio     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Iyiola Oyedepo     Kola Adesina     Elections     Hijaab     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Hussein Oloyede     SSA Youth Engagement     CT Ayeni     NURTW     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Akeem Olatunji     Damilola Yusuf     Magaji Nda     Hausa     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Dankaka     NFAI     Obuh     Arandun     Olupako Of Share     Abdullahi Samari     Abubakar Aliagan     Usman Rifun     Olofa Of Offa     Lanwa     Shuaib Jawondo     Yaman     Pakata Patriots     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Firdaos Amasa     Yomi Ogunsola     Magaji Erubu     Joseph Offorjama     Bankole Omisore     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Convocation Ceremonies     Alaaya     Sai Kayi     Simon Sayomi     Gani Saadu     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ado Ibrahim     Oni Adebayo     Funmi Salau     Lai Mohammed     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Segun Adeniyi     Oyelere Oyinloye     John Obuh     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Oloje     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ilorin Emirate     Hassan Saliu     Oniyangi     Okanlawon Musa     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     The Herald     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Kwara Metro Park     Crystal Corner Shops     COEASU     TESCOM 2025     CKNG     Kunbi Titiloye     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Congress For National Consensus