Nigerian University, UNILORIN Lecturer Initiates New Charge Against Detained ‘Isese’ Religion Practitioner, Tani Olohun

 

A new charge has been brought against Adegbola Abdulazeez, an Isese (indigenous religion) practitioner and activist, also known as Tani Olohun, in which it was alleged that he burnt the Quran, the holy book of the Muslims.

 

According to BBC Yoruba, the new charge was brought before a Magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State capital by a lecturer at the University of Ilorin and a famous Islamic cleric, Professor Ali Agan.

 

With the new charge, it means Tani Olohun has about four charges initiated by different complainants at different courts in the state.

 

SaharaReporters earlier reported how a Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State granted bail to Tani Olohun in another criminal charge on the 30th of October.

This was confirmed by one of Tani Olohun’s lawyers, Muftau Olufola Olobi while addressing newsmen after the court sitting in Ilorin.

This was 35 days after a Kwara State Upper Area Court in Ilorin earlier granted bail to the Isese (indigenous religion) practitioner but Tani Olohun could not be released as the Magistrate Court where he had another case denied him bail at the time.

 

SaharaReporters had reported how the police in Kwara State confirmed that the warrant used to arrest Adegbola Abdulazeez was fake.

 

The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, had said the command had no idea which court issued the warrant to arrest Tani Olohun.