A combined photo of Oriyomi Hamzat and Prophetess Naomi Silekunola
By Victory Oghene
The detained former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo 88.7 FM radio and Ibadan based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat are seriously sick and have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
The duo were Detained by the police following the uproar sparked by the death of 35 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan.
The stampede occurred when participants rushed to gain access to the venue of the event reportedly organised by Silekunola, and Hamzat.
Apart from the 35 children who lost their lives in the stampede, six others who were injured were rushed to hospitals.
The event was said to have been initially planned for 5,000 children, but over 7,500 children showed up, worsening the tense situation.
A source squealed that the ex-queen was taken to the hospital alongside the Chairman of Agidigbo FM, Hamzat.
“It is confirmed. But she is responding to treatment,” he told Saturday PUNCH.
A senior staff member of the police hospital also confirmed the development to one of our correspondents.
“Both of them are currently at the hospital. They brought them in today. But I can’t give you further details because it is a sensitive matter and the police have barricaded the whole hospital,” the hospital worker said.
The spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, had in a statement, said eight individuals were arrested in connection with the incident.
However, a top police source on Friday said the matter had been taken over by the IG.
The source said, “The IG is now in charge of the case. Anything you want, I think you should call Abuja.”
