Oyo Not Anambra State, Justice Must Be Done— Makinde Speaks On Ibadan Stampede

Oyo State, Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has insisted that the organizers of the Ibadan Children’s funfair which led to a stampede on December 18, 2024, killing 35 innocent children must face trial.
The Pacesetter governor made this known during the annual interfaith service to herald the year 2025, held at the car park of the Governor’s Office Secretariat.
Following the unfortunate stampede, the funfair organisers, including an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola Ogunseyi; the owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdullahi Babatunde, were remanded at the Agodi Custodial Centre.

Governor Makinde acknowledged receiving calls from different quarters questioning why the organisers should not be allowed to go free in Oyo like the two other states in the country where Christmas stampedes occure.
He said, ”Quite a number of people have been reaching out to me, saying this thing happened in Anambra State and FCT, nobody went to jail.
“Why is it in Oyo State that some people are going to jail? I told them that Oyo State is not Anambra State, and no matter how highly placed you are, justice must be done.
“The judiciary is here, it is in their court, if you think they can be granted bail pending the trial, I don’t have anything against it, but the people must face trial.”
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