The kingmakers in the historic Oyo town claim to have completed their task of choosing the new Alaafin and that it is now the responsibility of Governor Seyi Makinde to name the new occupant of the prestigious stool.

Two of the kingmakers, who spoke exclusively to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity, claimed that although they had chosen the new Oba through the established and customary process, they were still awaiting the government to pronounce the chosen one’s name.

Following the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi in April of last year, the historic Oyo Alaafin stool became vacant.

The state government received the name of the allegedly chosen new Alaafin, according to reports, through the local government starting in September 2022.

Makinde responded, “I will rather delay and have due process followed and then we know that if anyone decides to go to court after that, the exercise will be a nullity,” but she added, “I will rather have due process followed.” I think strong institutions are what Nigeria needs right now, but we also need people to create strong institutions.

We have done our parts since last year, said one of the kingmakers who did not want his name published. During this process, there were government representatives present. All of the candidates (princes) for the exalted stool were also required to provide two sureties to witness, sign, and agree that they would all submit to, support, and agree with whoever was chosen for the throne of Alaafin.

“A year has passed, and there is still no new oba. So tell me, in a hostile environment or without the Oba, how will this town experience incredible growth? Each of us is a part of the whole. There is only one prince. After the due process was strictly followed, there shouldn’t be any more issues, in my opinion. We continue to wait for our amiable governor, Makinde, to take appropriate action.

“We have painstakingly done the necessary things, whether the chosen and by His grace, our next Alaafin is wealthy or not,” a different kingmaker remarked. We can’t move forward without a traditional ruler, so the government should just declare him and call it a day.

It will be remembered that the most recent Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, passed away at the age of 83. He held power for 52 years.

Kehinde Adewumi, also known as “Hunter,” was charged on Friday by the Lagos State Police Command with armed robbery in the Mushin region of the state.

Before Magistrate Nwaka, the 33-year-old defendant was charged with three counts of robbery and armed robbery.

In Mushin in 2022, Adewumi and a few of his gang members are accused of robbing Stanley Nwabuwa at gunpoint and taking his valuables, including his ATM card, which they then allegedly used to withdraw N12.2 million.

Adewunmi allegedly received N1.4 million as his share of the theft from a Point of Sales agent after the robbery.

The police approached the POS agent, who, according to the prosecution, could only identify the money’s recipient as Adewumi. This led to the defendant’s arrest.

Adewumi committed the crime on May 18, 2022, at No. 8, Abolarin Street, Mushin, Lagos, according to the prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, who was standing in front of the court with a brief in support of ASP Adebeshin Shamsudeen.

According to Nurudeen, the offenses violated and were punishable by Sections 411 and 328 of the Lagos, Nigeria, Criminal Laws of 2015.

The charge stated, in part, “That you, Kehinde Adewumi, aka “Hunter,” did conspire with another person to commit a felony, namely robbery, on May 18, 2022, at No. 8 Abolarin Street, Mushin, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, and as a result, you committed an offense punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Laws Of Lagos, Nigeria, 2015.”

However, the accused entered a not guilty plea.

He was granted bail in the amount of N3 million with three sureties by Magistrate Nwaka.

He put the case back until July 31, 2023.

As part of Governor Peter Mbah’s efforts to put an end to the sit-at-home protests that have been going on throughout Enugu State, a total of 67 Biafra separatists who were arrested in various parts of the state have been remanded in prison custody.

In addition, it is said that five members of the group were killed by combined security agencies, who were allegedly following orders from the state government to put an end to the sit-at-home protests and any other Biafra agitations that were taking place in the state.

According to report, members of the pro-Biafra movement were taken into custody in the Eke-Obinagu and Independence Layout areas on May 29 and 30, respectively, during the Biafra Day commemoration activities that took place in the state.

They are comprised of seven females and sixty males, all of whom are believed to be between the ages of fifty and seventy years old.

Although 52 members of the Biafra Zionist Federation were separatists, only 15 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra were involved in the conflict.

A police officer who did not want his name mentioned in print told our correspondent on Sunday that 67 pro-Biafra members were secretly arraigned before an Enugu North Magistrate Court on Friday evening by Police after a security meeting with the new governor of the State. The officer said that the court ordered their remand prison custody. The officer did not want his name mentioned in print.

They were arraigned in court at approximately 6:45 p.m., where a presiding magistrate ordered that they should be transferred to prison custody while the case file was transferred to the department of public prosecution. When the governor was briefed, he approved that the elderly men and women should be taken to court, and that is the reason why they were arraigned in court.

“In point of fact, they were taken into custody on May 29 and 30, during the so-called Biafra Day celebration that was taking place in the Eke-Obinagu and Independence Layout areas of the state capital.

During the operation, five members of the opposition were eliminated. During the raid that took place in their camp in Eke-Obinagu, those people are members of IPOB. “The operation was part of the measures to end sit-at-home as directed by the state governor who has given the security agencies a marching order to crush anyone that foments trouble in the state in the name of Biafra agitations,” the source said. The governor of the state has given the security agencies a marching order to crush anyone that foments trouble in the state in the name of Biafra agitations.

Our correspondent was told by a warder at the Enugu Maximum Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service that the pro-Biafra members were brought to the Centre on Thursday and Friday, respectively, at 7:18 p.m.

“The members were documented on Saturday because they were brought in during the night and were primarily elderly people in their 60s and even 70s,” the author writes. “The members were brought in during the night.” They had just finished praying for the souls of those who had passed away during the 30 months of bloody civil war, and they were on the verge of going home when the police and soldiers descended upon them. This is according to some of those who were present.

“Some had gone to show you that we are finished, and nobody who went was carrying any arms or weapons of any kind.” Therefore, it is our crime that we gathered together to pray for those of our brothers who had been brutally put to death during the time of the civil war. The government has continued its war on the Biafran people rather than observing May 30 as a day of remembrance by instituting a national holiday on that date to honor those who perished as a result of being shot or starved to death. The new governor of Enugu State wants to demonstrate his undying loyalty to those who forced him upon the citizens of Enugu State, according to what the warder said.

In the meantime, Governor Mbah has threatened to close any market, school, or transportation units that did not open for business today (Monday) as a result of the unlawful sit-at-home order that was imposed in the state.