The Osun State Police Command has arraigned the Chief Imam of Ummu Haani Adigun Memorial Central Mosque, Abdulgafar Sakariyah, 51, along with four others over the alleged killing of a worshipper, Ahmed Najeem.
The cleric was brought before Magistrate A. Daramola alongside the other suspects identified as Kosamotu Hakeem, 50; Folorunso Mukaila, 57; Sakariyau Hafeez, 45; and Abdulwasiu Olatunji, 29.
In an ex parte motion filed before the court, the prosecution sought an order to remand the suspects in a correctional facility pending legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
According to an affidavit sworn to by Inspector Bashir Sulaiman of the Homicide Section, State CID, Osogbo, the incident occurred on January 30, 2026, during the early morning prayer at the mosque.
The affidavit stated, “That on the 30th of January 2026, at about 06:15 am, at Ummu Haani Adigun Memorial Central Mosque Osogbo, Osun state, One late Ahmed Najeem ‘m’ enters the above-named central mosque and forcefully collected the microphone from the Imam during the morning Prayer (Subuhi), in an attempt to hit the Imam with the microphone standing, he was beaten to death by the respondents.
“That, according to the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Osun State 2018 and Order of this Honourable court, is needed to remand the respondent in a correctional centre pending the outcome of legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
“That, except the application is granted, there is no other way to remand the respondent in Correctional Centre pending the outcome of legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
The magistrate granted the application and ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre until February 24, 2026.
