Gists By Yoruba Nation: Lagos police
Salesgirl allegedly killed by stray bullet
during the Yoruba Nation Lagos rally,
Jumoke Oyeleke . Photo provided by
Wasiu Afolabi, an uncle to the deceased
One of the 48 Yoruba Nation protesters
arrested by the police, Tajudeen Bakare,
has been charged with the murder of a
sachet water seller, Jumoke Oyeleke.
The sachet water seller reportedly died
from a stray bullet during the Yoruba
self-determination protest held on July
3 in Ojota, Lagos.
The 48 protesters who were arrested on
the same day were charged before a
Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba by the
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP
Hakeem Odumosu.
This is according to a statement signed
by the Communications Manager, Ilana
Omo Oodua Worldwide, Maxwell
Adeleye.
The statement read, “The Lagos State
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem
Odumosu, has charged the 48 Yoruba
Nation Protesters arrested on Saturday
3rd July 2021 in Ojota, Lagos before a
Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba.
“They were charged for Unlawful
Assembly, Unlawful Society and
Conducts likely to cause breach of
Public Peace.
“However, one of the arrested
protesters, Tajudeen Bakare (the
popular Ogboni Chief) was charged by
the Police for the murder of a Sachet
Water Hawker, Jumoke Oyeleke, killed
by a stray bullet during the protest.
“The bail granted to all the Protesters
was upheld by the Court but that of
Bakare was revoked. The Court refers
Bakare’s case to the Director of Public
Prosecutor (DPP) for further advice.”