The detention of former queen Naomi Silekunola has been widely denounced by prominent Yoruba elders affiliated with the Kaaro Oojiire Omo Oodua Foundation (KOOOF), who call it a stain on the ethnic group and an abomination in Yorubaland. The elders demanded their immediate release, denouncing the detention of Queen Naomi, broadcaster Hamzat Oriyomi, and Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Given the terrible Ibadan stampede that claimed the lives of 35 children, they deemed their arrest to be unfair. About two weeks ago, at a funfair, Queen Naomi, who was once married to Oba Eniitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, was implicated in the incident.
But in a statement released by Asiwaju Olu Mayungbe, the group’s chairman, the elders expressed concern about the conditions surrounding her confinement and questioned the legal system’s fairness. Mayungbe said, “Queen Naomi has been in prison for almost a month, which is a disgrace and a stain on the Yoruba race.” “We are in mourning for the Yoruba people, the humanitarian donors, the victims’ families, and those who were wrongfully placed under remand.”
Parents who had allegedly tossed their children over a fence during the stampede that resulted in their terrible deaths were not being held accountable, the group said, criticizing the seeming lack of accountability. Humanitarians who attempted to assist were instead wrongfully imprisoned without charge or trial.
Mayungbe went on to say, “This disrespect for human rights and the rule of law discourages others from offering support to the vulnerable.” “That attempts to offer assistance could lead to persecution and incarceration sends a chilling message.”
The elders urged the government to solve the economic issues that led to the tragedy, compensate the impacted families, and promptly free the people who were jailed. They emphasized that in order to rebuild public trust in the nation’s legal system, justice must be done.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
