Court Orders Remand of Three Men in Connection with Murders in Mushin
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the remand of three men, Wasiu Akinwande, alias Olori Eso; Qudus Egbere, and Sola Tomiwa, for their alleged involvement in the murder of two men during a violent attack in Mushin, Lagos. The court’s decision was made by Justice Oyindamola Ogala on Monday.
The defendants were arraigned on a five-count charge that includes conspiracy to commit murder, murder, and membership of an unlawful society. This charge was filed by the Lagos State Government against them. During the arraignment, the state prosecutor, A. O. Azeez, informed the court that an amended charge had been submitted earlier that morning. The defendants’ counsel, Olanrewaju Ajanaku and M. D. Obadeyi, also appeared before the court.
Azeez stated that the defendants and others still at large allegedly conspired to kill two individuals identified as Bolanle Yusuf and Yusuf Ramadan. According to the prosecutor, the incident occurred on July 31, 2024, around 11:00 am at Moshalashi Street in the Mushin area of Lagos. The victims were attacked with machetes and a gun, leading to their deaths. Additionally, it was alleged that Qudus Egbere and Sola Tomiwa belong to an unlawful society known as the Eiye Confraternity.
The charges brought against the defendants contravene several sections of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, including Sections 223, 233, and 411, as well as Section 2(3)(a) of the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Law of Lagos State, 2021.
All three defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. However, counsel for the second defendant made an oral application for his client to continue on administrative bail, which was refused by Justice Ogala. The judge directed that a formal bail application be filed instead.
Following the plea, the prosecution requested a trial date. Justice Ogala adjourned the case until January 19, 2026, for the commencement of the trial and ordered that the defendants remain in custody pending further proceedings.
Background on Wasiu Akinwande (Olori Eso)
Wasiu Akinwande, also known as Olori Eso, was first remanded by the Ogba Magistrate Court on August 5, 2025, by Magistrate Mobolaji Tanimola, in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, over allegations of multiple murders. The court ordered his remand for the first 30 days, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
Eso was charged with an 11-count charge involving conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, membership of an unlawful society, possession of poisonous daggers, grievous bodily harm, threat to life, and possession of international arms by passports, among other offenses. These charges were preferred against him by the Nigeria Police Force.
Eso was arrested on June 20, 2025, in the Alagbado area of Lagos State, where he had gone into hiding. According to the police prosecuting counsel, Nosa Uhumwangho, Eso and others still at large allegedly committed the offences on various dates between December 9, 2010, and April 5, 2025, across different locations within Lagos State, including Mushin, Idi-Araba, Surulere, and Fadeyi.
Uhumwangho told the court that Eso, while allegedly in unlawful possession of an AK-47 rifle, shot and killed one Yusuf Bolakale (30) and one Yusuf Ramadan (23) at No. 11 Mosalashi Street, Mushin, Lagos. He was said to have fled to the Alagbado area, where he was eventually apprehended.
Additional Allegations Against Eso
The prosecutor further alleged that on December 9, 2010, at Tiamiyu Street, Fadeyi, Eso shot and killed a 10-year-old girl, Aminat Lateef, while she was running an errand. Uhumwangho also told the court that Eso unlawfully possessed a cache of arms, including a K2 assault rifle (AR 72739), two AK-47 rifles (breach numbers 0275 and 5688), two locally made single-barrel pistols, 70 rounds of 5.56mm live ammunition, 27 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 57 live cartridges, three walkie-talkies, and a poisonous dagger.
He stated that Eso allegedly failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for their possession. In addition, Eso was accused of attempting to murder a 58-year-old woman, Awawu Ajalara, on February 17, 2011, by shooting both of her legs with an AK-47, resulting in permanent disability.