Oyo State Government has filed 18 counts against Naomi Silekunola, former wife of the Ooni of Ife; CEO of Agidigbo FM, Hamzat Oriyomi; Islamic High School principal, Fasasi Abdullahi, over a stampede at a Christmas Funfair in Ibadan that claimed the lives of 35 children.
A government source privy to the case told SaharaReporters that the government has filed an 18-count charge of manslaughter and related offences against the trio.
“The court will most likely grant bail on Monday. The state government has however filed an 18-count charge of manslaughter and similar offences against the Defendants,” the source said.
The suspects are currently in detention over their involvement in the deadly stampede.