The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a group of 15 men, within the age bracket of 19 — 40 years of age, for offences ranging from arson, conspiracy and robbery, including the invasion of the palace of the Oba of Lagos, in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest.
The defendants, Messrs ENIAFE OLAWALE, GBENGA AJAYI, LAMIDI RAFIU, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI, SOLIU TAJUDEEN, AHMED OLAYINKA, SAMUEL DAMILOLA, WASIU GREWA, HABIB SALIT, NURUDEEN YUSUF, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN, AFOLABI LUKUMAN, YUSUF BABALOLA”; were dragged before a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting at Ogba, in the Ikeja magisterial district, with the charge number CR/MISC/ES/L/002020. The charge sheet is signed by the superintendent of police & OC legal of the Lagos state police command, SP Cardoso Yetunde Esq.
The charges preferred against the defendants reads;
Count I
That you, ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’, WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October, 2020 at the High Court of Lagos State, Igbosere, in the Lagos State Magisterial District did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit, Arson and thereby, committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Laws Of Lagos State, 2015.
COUNT Il
That you, ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’,
WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October, 2020 at the High Court of Lagos State. Igbosere, in the Lagos State Magisterial District did willfully and unlawfully set fire to the court building and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 341 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
COUNT Ill
That you, ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’,WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October, 2020 at High Court of Lagos State. Igbosere, in the Lagos State Magisterial District did steal office furniture valued about N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira) only, property of Lagos State Government and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
COUNT IV
That You ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’, WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October, 2020 at High Court of Lagos State. Igbosere in the Lagos State Magisterial District did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit House Breaking and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of lhe Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
COUNT V
That you ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’, WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between the 20th and 22nd of October 2020, at the High Court of Lagos State Igbosere, in the Lagos State Magisterial Judicial do, did break into the palace of His Royal Highness Oba Akinotu Rilwan and stole his household dollars and staff of office and thereby commltted an offence punishable under Section 307(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
COUNT VI
That you ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’, WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’,
ENIA AFOLABI LUKUMAN YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’ and otherst at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October 2020 at Iga Iduganran, Isale Eko Street Lagos, in the aforesaid Magisterial District did robbed innocent citizens of valuables yet determined and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 297 (1) (2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State Of Nigeria, 2015.
COUNT VII
That you, ENIAFE OLAWALE ‘M’, GBENGA AJAYI ‘M’, LAMIDI RAFIU ‘M’, OLADUNMOYE AYODEJI ‘M’, SOLIU TAJUDEEN ‘M’, AHMED OLAYINKA ‘M’, SAMUEL DAMILOLA ‘M’, IYABO ORIADE ‘F’, KOLADE OLANIYI ‘M’, WASIU GREWA ‘M’, HABIB SALIT ‘M’, NURUDEEN YUSUF ‘M’, SAFIU QUADRI LEKAN ‘M’, AFOLABI LUKUMAN ‘M’ and YUSUF BABALOLA ‘M’, and others at large, between 20th and 22nd day of October, 2020 at Iga Iduganran Isale Eko Street Lagos, in the aforesaid Magisterial District did willfully and unlawfully set fire to the Ebute-Ero Police Division and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 341 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2015.
It is noteworthy that the 9th defendant in the person of Mr. Kalode Olaniyi ‘M’, 29 years old, had his name struck out of the charge.
