Embattled Yoruba monarch, the Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who, in a recent viral video, threatened to kill an elderly man of 73 years, Chief Areola Abraham after assaulting him, alongside his thugs has been arraigned and granted bail.
The Nigerian Police Force, NPF, spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi made this revelation in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday.
He explained in the statement that the monarch who has been trenchantly criticised by not a few Nigerians for his disgraceful act will now appear in court again on March , 2025 the new date for his trial.
The disgrace monarch was charged to court on three-count charge including conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace, the statement said.
According to Adejobi, “The Kabiyesi Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who assaulted one elderly man in a viral video, in Ifo Ogun State has been charged to court today February4, 2025, on three-count charge of conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace..
“He was granted bail while the case was adjourned to 06/03/2025. The police will continue to uphold the rule of law and the core values of the noble profession.’’
His arraignment comes barely a few hours after the state government suspended him for six months to conduct investigation into his very unruly behavior.
The suspension was announced by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The unruly traditional ruler was caught in a now viral video beating the elderly man, threatening to kill him, that nothing will happen because he has the Police in his pocket.
The incident attracted serious condemnation from not a few Nigerians who called for the prosecution of the monarch by the state government.
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