A Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos, has ordered the remand of Wasiu Akinwande, a notorious criminal popularly known as Olori Eso, in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, over allegations of multiple murders.
While giving the order on Tuesday, Mobolaji Tanimola, the presiding magistrate, ruled that Olori Eso be remanded for 30 days, pending the legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Akinwande faces an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, membership of an unlawful society, possession of poisonous dagger, grievous bodily harm, threat to life, and possession of passports and other dangerous arms.
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In June, Olori Eso was arrested at his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State after previous failed attempts to bring him to justice.
The 44-year-old suspect terrorised Lagos communities between 2009 and 2024.
On August 10, FIJ published a story detailing how Olori Eso and his gang members murdered Bolakale Yusuff, a commercial tricycle driver, in the Mushin area of Lagos.
The incident happened on July 31, 2024.
With Olori Eso in their midst, Yusuff’s killers numbered at least five. In their hands were lethal weapons, some of which were only legally permissible to be found with state security personnel.
The late driver’s assailants brandished a loaded rifle and cutlasses, shooting him and also inflicting deep cuts on his entire body.
Yusuff’s killers filmed the murder on their phones and shared it on social media platforms.
In one of the videos seen by FIJ, Yusuff was rolling on the floor while his killers aimed violent blows at his head, back, legs, hands and other parts of his body.
“You won’t dare do that again. Use the machete on him! You can’t escape. I have promised that I would be the one to deal with you. I am filming it,” one of the assailants, believed to be Olori Eso, said in Yoruba as Yusuff was attacked.
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Yusuff used to be friends with his attackers until he severed ties with them because he had become uncomfortable with their lifestyle.
Olori Eso was subsequently identified as the assailant who shot at Yusuff while he was being attacked. He was also said to be the leader of the gang.
In an attempt to arrest Olori Eso for Yusuff’s death, the police later visited his apartment but discovered he had fled.
At the apartment, the police recovered seven rifles, three walkie-talkies, nine Nigerian passports and two pistols.
Olori Eso was in hiding until the authorities got him in June.
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