Court Remands Notorious Lagos Suspected Assassin ‘Olori Esho’ Over Multiple Murder Charges
A 44-year-old man, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Esho, has been remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos, over a string of alleged murders and violent crimes spanning more than a decade.
Magistrate Mobolaji Tanimola ordered that the suspect be held for an initial 30-day period, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The Nigeria Police Force filed an 11-count charge against the defendant, covering a wide range of offences including conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of firearms, membership of a secret cult, possession of a poisonous dagger, grievous bodily harm, threats to life, and possession of illegal arms.
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According to the police prosecutor, Nosa Uhumwangho, Akinwande and several others still at large allegedly carried out a series of killings and violent attacks between December 9, 2010, and April 5, 2025, at various locations across Lagos State, including Mushin, Idi-Araba, Surulere, and Fadeyi.
In one of the incidents, the defendant, allegedly armed with an AK-47 rifle, was said to have opened fire at No. 11 Mosalashi Street, Mushin, killing two individuals identified as Yusuf Bolakale (30) and Yusuf Ramadan (23).
He reportedly fled to the Alagbado area of Lagos, where he was eventually arrested by law enforcement.
The prosecution also claimed that on December 9, 2010, at Tiamiyu Street, Fadeyi, the suspect shot and killed a 10-year-old girl, Aminat Lateef, who was on an errand at the time of the incident.
In a more recent attack on July 31, 2024, Akinwande allegedly participated in a deadly clash between rival cult groups in Idi-Araba, which left six people dead, including individuals identified only as Anyila and Ojajo, alongside four others whose identities remain unknown.
The case has been adjourned pending further directives from the DPP.
