Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, the suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, has not complied with his bail requirements and has been placed under remand at the Ilaro Correctional Centre in Ogun State.
IREPORT247NEW reports that Oba Semiu Ogunjobi was suspended by the Ogun State government on Monday for six months for allegedly dehumanizing and attacking Chief Abraham Areola, 73.
The decision was made following the invitation for questioning of the monarch and his victim, Areola Abraham, 73, by Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Ganiyu Hamzat.
“This became imperative as a result of the reckless utterances and public misconduct of the Kabiyesi, as it was evident in the social media and being bandied in the larger public space.
“After the investigation conducted on the matter, the Kabiyesi has been suspended and stripped of the paraphernalia of the stool of Olorile-Ifo pending the determination of his culpability or otherwise on the allegation.”
The suspended monarch was charged with conspiracy, assault, and conduct likely to create a breach of the peace, according to the charge sheet (MH2b8c/2025).
It stated, “That Abdul-Semiu ‘m’ and others at large, on 21st January 2025, at about 1100 hrs at Sojuolu Street, Ifo Magisterial District, did conspire to commit a misdemeanour, to wit: assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 517 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.
“That you, Abdul-Semiu ‘m’, and others now at large, on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did unlawfully assault one Areola Abraham by slapping him on the face and ear, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 351 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.