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Tension in Ogun community over planned blood-sucking Egungun festival [Awful pictures of past victims]
A Human Rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has called for immediate arrest of Olamide Adesiyan, Akinola, Bashiru Ogunjobi, Fatai Isiaka,Titus Babajide, others over plan by unscrupulous elements in ancient town of Ihunbo, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, to organize a blood-sucking festival where they have concluded plans to use blood of some innocent people perceived as their enemies, for their rituals in the ancient town.
The said festival under the guise of “Egungun festival” to deal with their perceived enemies by spilling their blood during their evil and illegal ceremony under which they would perpetrate their planned dastard act.
In a signed copy of CHRSJ findings which was signed by Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman and sent to CAPITAL POST on Tuesday, recalled that during such festival in the past, they have used such ceremony to attack some perceived enemies in the ancient town which few people lost their lives and those who were not sustained various degree of injuries.
Those alleged to behind the forthcoming blood- sucking festival slated for this week Friday, are; a known land-grabber, smuggler, and bunker, one Mr.Joseph Olamide Adesiyan(+2348034829144), Fatai Isiaka,Titus Babajide(Oppressor-+2347041557777), Samuel Akinola(+2348033664120), Mr. Micheal Akinola Adekanbi(+2347032079176), Sulaimon Bello, Bashiru Ogunjobi( Ajana Oro:-(+23435254020), Abel Akinola(+23408130675663), Elijah Alagbe(+2347044858283), Samod Akinola (+2348060450596), Mrs.Ajimoh Ogunjobi(Oshi-Iya-ilu) and others.
It alleged that the Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP) in charge of the Area Command in Ilaro and Divisional Police Officer(DPO) in charge of Ipokia/Idiroko Divisional Police Station, had given the organizer of the illegal festival backing after receiving huge sum from them against the directive of the Inspector General of Police(IGP), Police Service Commission (PSC) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), because the aforementioned people were under the investigation of the authority of the Nigeria security agents for organizing blood-spilling festival and coronation previously where the innocent indigenes of the ancient town lost their lives.
It listed the names of those organizing the forthcoming blood sucking Egungun festival as follows; Mr. Abogunrin Mohammed (Alaagba-Eegun:- +2348131538802), Mr.Rahamoni Rasaki Kolade(Oga Mariwo:- +2348135121233), Mr.Tesileem Sulaimon (Alapinni:+2348082253714), Mr Isiaka Shina (+2348088075841), Mr. Adeogun Adebori (Akeere Egun: +2349063989562), Mr.Akinola Shina(Bada Egun).
Others are; Mr.Ogunjobi Sunday(Ope-Oje), Mr. EWUMI Adisa (Otun Baba Agan), Mr. Dada Adisa (Abesuwi Egun :-+2348065257886) and Mr.Ewumi ldowu(+2348068622799).
According to the rights group, it listed the names of those targetted to be killed by spilling their blood during the blood sucking ritual festival as; Alfa Akeem Babatunde (+2348137158691), Mr.Sola Fadairo (+2347083033003), Mr.Femi Abogunrin (+2348102325069), Mr. Sunday Fadairo (+2347063504643), Mr.Jelili Ojo (+2348068093872) and Mr.Kabiru Adisa (+2349029846009),
Others are; Mr.Sunday Adeogun (+2348164096009), Mr. Abiodun Kolawole, Mr. Wasiu Salami and Mr. Akande Fadairo.
It added that the above listed people have been the victims of their violent attacks in the past where they sustained various degrees of injuries because they did not allow them to sell the ancient town forbidden forest (Igbo-Aiwo) and also exposed those behind the organizer of blood sucking festival as those who burnt the ancient palace of Onihunbo to the State Government and security agents.
Meanwhile, the CHRSJ has called on the State Government, most especially, the Executive Governor of Ogun State, and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Director General (DG) with Ogun State Director of DSS, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 including; Lagos and Ogun States and Ogun State Commissioner of Police to quickly effect the arrest, investigate and charge Mr. Sunday Olamide Adesiyan (+2348034829144) and his cohorts to court of the competent jurisdiction in the area and to further provide unbiased, genuine, professional and corrupt zero law enforcement agents, both men of Nigeria Police Force (NPF), DSS and Mobile Police Officers to the ancient town of Ihunbo in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria by putting the security of the town under control from now on till end of the month of May this year.
It also wants the security agents to stop those aforementioned attackers from going ahead with their planned blood sucking festival in order to forestall break down of law and order in the ancient town, adding that the security agents should not forget in a hurry the recent killing of Oba of Agoodo and the beheaded of young Sofiat Kehinde by under age children for money ritual in the State.
Speaking briefly on the issue on Tuesday, Executive Chairman of CHRSJ, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, urged security agents under the Ogun State Commissioner of Police to stop the blood sucking Egungun festival and if any death occurred this time around, one Mr. Olamide Adesiyan, Titus Babajide, Fatai Isiaka and their cohorts should be held responsible.
Sulaiman who described Mr. Adesiyan as fake, imposture and illegal monarch who is not known to the Ruling House (Agbotejoye) to fill the vacant stool of Onihunbo of Ihunbo, recalling that whenever they held any of their purported illegal festival in the
community, many innocent souls use to die in the area, adding that
those who died including; Late Engineer Paul Odewu, through one Inspector
Wasiu Lawal attached to Ipokia/Idiroko Divisional Police Station, which Lawal carried out the dastard act on the directive of Mr. Joseph Olamide
Adesiyan and his cohorts.
He added that the case was before the Endsars Panel and Justice
Owodunni of Ipokia Judicial Division of the State High Court which the State Counsel, Barrister Olusegun Olaotan is being handling.
It would be recalled that the Centre (CHRSJ) had earlier called on Ogun State Government under the leadership of Prince Dapo Abiodun to declare the traditional seat of Onihunbo of Ihunbo stool vacant over what it perceived as illegal and untraditional imposition and to remove a known smuggler, bunkerer and land-grabber, one Mr.Joseph Olamide Adesiyan as a monarch of the ancient town.
CHRSJ urged the State government to declare the stool vacant by setting up an Independent Panel of Inquiry to investigate the hanky-panky surrounding the illegal and acclaimed purported installation of Mr. Olamide Adesiyan as Onihunbo without following the order of rotation as stipulated in the 1956/1957 Ihunbo Chieftaincy declaration.
It also described Mr. Adesiyan as an impostor, who should stop parading himself as monarch in and outside the State for want of due process as contained in the order of rotation in 1956/1957 Ihunbo Chieftaincy declaration and Court Affidavit of Princess Victoria Adenike Fagbohun(nee Kilanko Adeyemi) dated 27th day of February 2018.
The ancient town of Ihunbo in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the State has been engulfed in Obaship and Community crisis since Friday 17th of March, 2017 at about 7.29pm when Adesiyan, Mr.Fatai Isiaka, and Mr. Babajide Titus (aka- Oppressor) led Fourty-Six (46) Armed thugs with the supervision of men of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) coordinated by one ACP Samuel Titus and Twenty-One(21) men of One Hundred and Ninety-Two(192) Battalion of Nigeria Army base in Owode-Yewa, to burn down the Onihunbo’s palace with the support of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s Elder brother, Alhaji Abidoye Amosun popularly called “Alhaji Agba”.
The Centre, therefore, recalled again on the security agents in the State to
arrest all aforementioned people so as to forestall imminent crisis in
the Ihunbo community area of the State.
Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah Echocho, has congratulated Muslim faithful for the successful completion of this year Ramadan fast, urging them to celebrate the Sallah in love, and unity across our communities.
Echocho in a statement madeavailable to CAPITALPOST in Lokoja o Sunday, described the Ramadan period as stressful, but deserving, because it is the only period for spiritual reflection on abstinence from immorality, sincere sacrifice and supplications to Allah.
He added that, Ramadan symbolises Allah’s way of teaching humanity on virtuous living, where people keep away from all forms of comfort to appreciate what the less privileged experience and deprivation they suffers daily.
He task Muslims to extend the lessons of Ramadan to the way we live with our neighbours.
“Let’s seek peace at all times and promote unity of purpose in our society” the Lawmaker demanded.
“May the celebration brings sustainable peace to our homes, my district, Kogi State and Nigeria, he concluded.
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commended Senator Basheer Lado, for redefining the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, stating that, for the first time in a long while, the office is fully meeting its expectations.
Speaking during his visit to the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters accompanied by distinguished senators, Akpabio described the visit as a significant step in strengthening Executive-Legislative relations.
He praised the Special Adviser and his team for maintaining the confidentiality of communications between the President and Senate, and also, ensuring a seamless flow of information. He further emphasized that the office is now more result-oriented.
Additionally, he acknowledged the office’s diligent efforts in tracking all Bills passed by the Senate and assented to by the President, underscoring its critical role in legislative efficiency.
Expressing his satisfaction, Akpabio noted that he and the Senate delegation were proud of the office’s achievements and looked forward to sustaining the existing cordial and productive relationship between the Executive and the Legislature throughout the administration.
In recognition of his exemplary leadership, Senator Lado presented an Award of Excellence to Senator Akpabio.
In his remarks, Senator Lado reaffirmed his commitment to fostering a harmonious working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. He lauded Akpabio for his unwavering dedication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda—defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion, and advancing it through legislative action.
Ahead of the 2025 political party Congresses, Plateau State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) stakeholders has endorsed the defection of the candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the leader of Justice and Rebirth, Barr Gyang Zi SAN, to the All Progressive Congress (APC) with the view to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
They made the call in a communique issued at the end of the enlarge meeting of the stakeholders from Plateau North senatorial zone at the residence of Barr. Gyang Zi in Rayfield Jos.
The communique which was jointly signed by Dr. Ayiki Sati Director General, Justice and Rebirth and
Barr. Samuel Galadima- 2024 Chairmanship candidate of Jos East LGA among others said the call became imperative on the sideline of the leadership tussle at the National Level which violates the core principles and values for the formation of the Party as an alternative for Nigeria for the protection, sustenance of democracy and Social Justice.
They regretted that the leadership tussle has also divided the party into factions leaving party loyalists and supporters in the state of despondency and confusion not knowing where they belong.
Our correspondent reports that the gathering included LP candidates from the 2023/2024 general elections, party executives, and support groups from the six local government areas of the Northern Senatorial District.
Besides, the focus of the discussions was centered on the state of the Labour Party at both national and state levels and the need for political realignment ahead of the 2025 party congresses and conventions.
The stakeholders further frowned at the structural weaknesses in LP and resolved to advise Barr Gyang Zi, to leave the party and join the APC while expressing confidence that the APC would provide him with a platform to advance good governance in the state .
The communique also emphasized the importance of political consultations, particularly with APC leaders at both state and national levels. It called for collaboration with Plateau State APC leaders, including Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, Sen. Diket Plang, and other party officials.
According to the communique, supporters of Barr Gyang Zi also pledged to mobilize grassroots support for the APC, stating that their leader’s defection would strengthen the party in the state.
They urged the APC leadership to formally receive Gyang Zi and his supporters into the party, marking their official transition from the Labour Party.
Stakeholders also reiterated the need for inclusive governance, ensuring that youths, women, and less privileged individuals are sidelined in the democratic process and accordingly officially denounced their membership in the Labour Party, declaring their support for the APC.
They assured that all LP structures aligned with Gyang Zi would follow suit, shifting their loyalty to the ruling party in the state and at the National level.
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