An Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State has ordered suspected notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Iskilu Abdullahi Wakili, be remanded in a correctional facility.
The police charged Wakili alongside his sons Abu, and Samaila, as well as Aliyu Manu, with six counts bordering on conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery
The prosecuting counsel, Adewale Amos, told the court that Wakili and his sons allegedly conspired together to commit the offences.
Amos alleged that on October 20, 2015, Wakili caused the death of a corporal, Akinwale Akande, while he was on duty.
He also said that on August 15, 2020, Wakili and some other suspects kidnapped a woman and robbed her of N100, 000 in the Idi-Emi area of the state.
The presiding judge, Emmanuel Idowu, ordered that the suspects be remanded in Abolongo correctional facility
Idowu ordered the police to return the case file to the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The judge, however, adjourned the matter until May 17 for mention.
Recall that Wakili was arrested by the Oodua Peoples Congress and other security outfits in Kajola, Ibarapa area of the state, and subsequently handed over to the police.
Residents of Ibarapa had accused Wakili of having links to kidnappers in the area. He was also accused of being a leader of armed Fulani herders who attack farmers and destroy their farmland.