In a statement jointly signed by the two legal practitioners and made available to SaharaReporters, it was alleged that Samshudeen Oluwo is a hired assassin working for Babatunde Olalere (BOG) and Murphy Adebare of Topaz Gardens.
Two legal practitioners, Yakubu Eleto, Esq and Shamsudeen Olaleye, Esq representing Saheed Mosadoluwa, aka Ibile, accused of being a land-grabber, have claimed that the man, Samsudeen Oluwo who was filmed in a viral video stripped naked and beaten by thugs and police orderlies for alleged land grabber is a hired assassin.
In a statement jointly signed by the two legal practitioners and made available to SaharaReporters, it was alleged that Samshudeen Oluwo is a hired assassin working for Babatunde Olalere (BOG) and Murphy Adebare of Topaz Gardens.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that some public interest lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Reform Group (LRG) had called on the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to order a thorough investigation into the alleged use of police orderlies for land-grabbing, and brutality among others in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
LRG which made the call during a press conference last Tuesday in Abuja alleged that one Mr Urakat Audullahi, who also uses the name - Saheed Mosadoluwa, aka Ibile in Lagos State engaged over 30 police orderlies to perpetrate criminalities in the state including attempted murder.
The Executive Project Director of the group, Oladotun Hassan, who read the text of the address, alleged that the orderlies were used by the Chairman of Harmony Garden and Estate Development Limited and Ibile Auctioneers and Recovery Limited, Saheed Mosadoluwa, popularly known as Ibile.
He noted that the group of lawyers was committed to ensuring the protection of fundamental rights and equitable justice. Hassan disclosed that the body was ready to rescue Mr Samusideen Oluwo, an alleged victim of an attempted murder case, whom he regretted was arrested alongside his co-workers.
He said it was on behalf of Oluwo that LRG called on the Inspector General of Police to match his word with immediate actions for onward cleansing of the Nigeria Police Force.
Reacting to this, Mr Yakubu and Mr Shamshudeen who identified themselves as legal practitioners of the alleged land-grabber, Saheed Mosadoluwa, popularly known as Ibile, described LRG’s claims as untrue. They said it did not reflect the true situation.
The lawyers said, “We shall release video evidence and police report and legal advice on how this Shamsudeen Oluwo (Ese-Olobo) confessed collecting money from Murphy Adebare claiming that CP Idowu is his senior brother from Kaba, Kogi State to assassinate Mr Saheed Ibile, his family and his staff and evidence of how Topaz paid to Ese Olobo Sterling Bank Account.
“The video is a complete fabrication, a twisted version of the truth, and a deliberate attempt to tarnish the reputation of Saheed Ibile, who is actually the victim in this case.
“The man in the video is allegedly working for Murphy Adebare and Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (BOG) on that day, along with some other hired killers, including a notorious land-grabber named Lamina Kamorudeen Sir K Oluwo.
“We also state once again that the man narrating the story was actually hired to assassinate Saheed Mosadoluwa by Murphy Adebare, popularly known as Topaz Gardens and Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (BOG), who perceived Saheed as ‘anti-land grabbing seizer’ and opposition to land-grabbing activities of Murphy Adebare and also became BOG’s enemies for not allowing BOG to hijack Sade Balogun’s Amen Estate.
“We have evidence to prove our claims. We have the complete video of what really happened on that day, which shows how Saheed Ibile and his men, with the help of the police escorts, overpowered and apprehended the assassin shown in the video after a tough battle.
“The video also shows how the man being stripped naked confessed that he was sponsored by Topaz to kill Saheed Ibile, and how he implicated Lamina Kamoru a.k.a Sir K Oluwo as one of his accomplices.
“The video also shows how Saheed Ibile handed over the suspects to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
“We are not here to defend Saheed Ibile or to attack Topaz. We are here to expose the lies presented to several media platforms which is a bid for Saheed Ibile to succumb to release 100 acres of his hard-earned investment to Topaz as directed by the CP Lagos and also to allow Itunu Veritasi to continue using his land to defraud innocent buyers.
“Why are they after Saheed Ibile, what is the relationship of CSP Jejeloye Task force with Murphy Adebare and Nola Idris of Veritasi and Itunu land fraud and land-grabbing activities in Lagos State? And the CP Idowu Owohunwa stand to gain from covering up.”
The lawyers stated further that, “Mr Saheed is currently saying categorically that he is ready to be investigated by any police formation in Nigeria but not by the CP Idowu Omohunwa and CSP Jejeloye for they are both pursuing a vendetta against our client and to ensure they expose his property and his platforms to landgrabbers along the Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State as they have a personal interest in this matter.
“Mr Saheed also challenged Dotun Hassan and his group to provide the public with concrete evidence supporting his allegations about those allegedly buried, including proof of their identities, and the locations where they were purportedly exhumed as shown in the video.
“We hereby issue a 7-day ultimatum for him to step forward and substantiate these unsubstantiated claims, or face legal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. As a lawyer, he should know that the law states: he who alleges must prove.”