On Tuesday, a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, ordered several people remanded over the stampede that occurred on December 18 at a Christmas funfair at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan.
According to the police, 35 minors died in the stampede, while six others were critically injured.
Those to be remanded are the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the founder and chief executive officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi. They are to be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre.
The court presided over by Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi issued the order after the suspects were brought to court amid heavy security. The defendants are facing a four-count charge.
The prosecution alleged that the trio played a role in contributing to turning the Christmas celebration into a tragedy.
Ogunkanmi directed that the defendants be remanded pending legal advice from the Oyo State director of public prosecutions.
