Osun: Court remands Rasidi Oko-Ilu in Ilesa Correctional Service
A 29-year-old notorious cultist, Hammed Rasheed, popularly known as Rasidi Oko-Ilu was on Wednesday arraigned before a Cheif Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo.
Rasidi Oko-ilu was brought to court by the Police before Chief Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara.
He was charged with nine counts bordering on murder, unlawfully killing of two persons, disruption of public peace, cultism and others.
He was charged with the death of Hassan Adedeji, one Idowu (A.K.A Delta) and the shooting of one Inspector Gbenga Eke.
The charge sheet brought to court by the Police Prosecutor, Inspector Elisha Olusegun was not read in the court as the Magistrate did not take Oko-Ilu’s plea.
In his ruling, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara ordered that Oko Ilu should be remanded in Ilesa prison and adjourned the case till October 7, 2022.
He further ordered that the duplicate case file should be forwarded to the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
It will be recalled that police declared him wanted for almost five months ago for alleged murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, arson, and ritual killings among others.
Rasidi Oko-ilu was alleged to have been responsible for insecurities and other nefarious activities being perpetrated in Ede town and it’s environ.
He was arrested through the combined effort of men of the anti-cultism unit of the Osun police command and members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in the state.
