By Abdul Omede
A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered the remand of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Queen Naomi Silekunola over the fatal stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School.
The other individuals remanded over the incident which left about 35 children dead are the school’s principal, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi; the proprietor of Agidigbo FM and Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat.
Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ordered that the accused to be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Center on Tuesday.
This followed a four-count charge with the police prosecutor arguing that their actions were contrary to Section 324 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
Recall that the trio have been in police custody following the tragedy which struck after a stampede occurred at a children funfair at the Islamic High School in Bashorun, resulting in the death of young children.
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