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Court orders immediate release of gospel singer arrested over alleged ‘attack’ on MFM founder, Olukoya
Court orders immediate release of gospel singer arrested over alleged ‘attack’ on MFM founder, Olukoya
Justice D.T. Olatokun of the High Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, has ordered the immediate release of Ayotunde Richard, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM), arrested over a petition on alleged cyber bullying and libel against the church founder, Dr Daniel Olukoya.
According to a report by SaharaReporters, this was confirmed in a video by his lawyer, on Friday.
Ayotunde Richards had also filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Olukoya, over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.
Other respondents in the case are; Davison Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force.
Olukoya, Davidson, Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively.
The lawyer said, “I’m still within the premises of Ikeja High Court where we obtained an order. We’ve gotten the certified true copy of the order of Ikeja High court, as per Honourable Justice Olatokun this afternoon, ordering the immediate release of Ayotunde Adewunmi Richard.
“We have gone to see him after the order was delivered, and I have informed him of this important development. I also informed the officer immediately in charge of his case, he is my good friend, DSP Godwin, and I promise that I will bring to him later in the day, a certified true copy of the order. This afternoon, we tried our best and God helped us.
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“The chamber has moved down to the office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, and served them. And we got to the office of special squad too, of the Lagos Police Command that is, the squad specifically handling the matter and has direct custody of Mr Adewumni Richard. The stamp of the two offices is there. They received it 6:04pm so I expect them to do the needful.
“I have sent a copy to the lawyer electronically since I can’t get him. After we finished the court, my learned friend was no where to be seen again, he was in court, he heard the order.
“We have done the needful. The wife has been coping for about ten days ago, this man has been detained. I want to inform you that Mr Ayodele is in good spirit, he is undaunted. He is calm and when we informed him of development, naturally he was happy. The madam (wife) said he just came back from him and that there is a plan from the police to carry him to federal court on Monday.”
Ayotunde who was the leader of the cleric’s backup singers had alleged that Olukoya him locked up at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi for eight days.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, had confirmed Ayotunde Richards’ rearrest, adding that he would be charged.
“He is with us and we are charging him to court. We have a duly issued demand warrant from the court to keep him till we arraign him.
“He has a different case at Alagbon and the court order is for that particular case, that he should not be rearrested on that case,” he said.
Documents obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday show that 12 counts bordering on cyberbullying and libel were filed against Ayotunde Richards at a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Court orders immediate release of gospel singer arrested over alleged ‘attack’ on MFM founder, Olukoya
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JUST IN: Seven die, many injured in Ibadan-Iseyin road crash
JUST IN: Seven die, many injured in Ibadan-Iseyin road crash
No fewer than seven persons lost their lives, while many injured on Thursday, May 16, in a road accident that occurred along Iseyin -Ibadan road.
Confirming the incident, the acting Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), David Adewale, said 22 people were involved in the accident.
He said: “It is true, seven people died; 22 people were involved.
“Two vehicles were involved in the accident. 16 people were taken to the hospital.”
JUST IN: Seven die, many injured in Ibadan-Iseyin road crash
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No bail for Binance executive, court rules
No bail for Binance executive, court rules
A federal high court in Abuja on Friday rejected a bail application by Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, a cryptocurrency firm
Presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, held that Gambaryan is likely to “jump bail if granted to him”.
The company and its executive were arraigned on five counts bordering on money laundering.
But the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Justice Nwite agreed with prosecuting lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, that with the earlier escape of Gambaryan’s co-defendant, Nadeem Anjarwalla (the Binance Regional Manager for Africa) from custody, it would be improper to grant bail to Gambaryan.
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Cult war rages in Benue community, govt imposes curfew
Cult war rages in Benue community, govt imposes curfew
A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Naka town, Gwer-West Headquarters, following an unprecedented rival cult clash that has resulted in the deaths of 2 members.
While justifying his action before announcing the imposition of the curfew on Thursday, May 16, 2024, the chairman of the LGA, Henry Agba, said he was left with no other option but to impose the curfew to thwart further escalation of the bloody war.
“There was a clash between rival cultists in the local government during which two persons from both sides were killed.
“As a result of that, the LGA became tense, so we had to place a night curfew to contain the situation. As of yesterday (Wednesday), movement ceased from 8 pm to 6 am, so at the moment there is a restoration of peace and normalcy,” Agba said.
Confirming the cult clash, an eyewitness who wouldn’t want his name mentioned said the crisis, which started as a minor disagreement between two young men, escalated into a full-blown cult war.
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“In the last three days, the situation became tense, gang members engaged in bloody street fights, killing two persons and injuring several others.”
“They also resorted to moving from house to house in search of members of rival gangs to attack them, despite the intervention of the police in Naka town.
“The development created tension in the town as people, particularly business owners, started feeling very unsafe, and some even locked up their shops for fear of being attacked,” he narrated.
Two rival cult groups, Black Axe and Red, have been engaging themselves in an all-out war for the past four days.
The clash took on a very dangerous dimension on Wednesday as members of the gangs were going about conducting house-to-house searches of rival cult members, resulting in heightened tension and the eventual imposition of a curfew by the council chairman.
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