Monsuru, who is a transporter and his motor boy, Abdulahi, according to the woman, were on 20th May, 2020, sentenced to death by Justice P.F Oduniyi of Abeokuta High Court, Ogun State, over conspiracy and armed robbery case.
Narrating her ordeal to trendscopenews, Mrs. Idayat Mukaila said her son's travails started sometimes in January 2017, when a man known as Saheed Ishola Omoebi contacted him to help transport some irons to another location.
Saheed Ishola Omoebi's call to Monsuru was said to have come in around 8pm on the fateful day, but when Monsuru inquired why the job has to be done at that late hours, Saheed made him understands the fact that they had to do it by that time in order to beat road safety who could made it difficult for them during the day.
In order for the job to be easier, Monsuru, it was gathered, had to call his motor boy, Abdulahi Ogundijo, who normally work with him. Monsuru has a six-wheel lorry which he uses for his transportation business.
It was while packing the irons into the lorry however, that some Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) personnel stormed the scene, and started shooting.
While Saheed, the man in the middle of the whole thing and his brother fled the scene, Monsuru and his motor boy, apparently confused about what was going on, stayed back and were arrested by SARS. They were said to have been taken to the station and detained at Mowe area of Ogun State, where the incident occurred.
"The following day, I got a call from my son's wife that he has been detained at Mowe police station."
On getting to the station however, Mrs. Idayat Mukaila alleged that she was asked to bring #500,000 before her son could be released. She also revealed further that Saheed, the main subject of the crime, who was arrested the third day after the incident, was later set free after paying a sum #500,000 to the IPO in charge of the case, and never appeared in court.
But Monsuru and his boy, the supposed accomplices in the matter, were not so lucky as they couldn't raise the amount request. They were later charged to court.
"Since then we have been going in and out of court until the final judgement was delivered on Wednesday 20 May, 2020."
Monsuru and Abdulahi have been sentenced to death. Even when no weapon or ammunition were found at the crime scene, and the said iron they were accused of stealing didn't leave the site.
The owner has even used her irons to construct a school, according to Madam Idayat. Not even testimony of the first investigative officer at Mowe Police station who accessed the scene crime could save Monsuru and his boy. Despite his admittance during cross examination that he went to the crime scene, and that there was no gun or any ammunition recovered from the crime scene.
He said nothing of such was also transferred to the State C.I.D Eleweran, Abeokuta as exhibits. Which is in contrary to ASP Abanikanda's claims that cutlass, axe and rope were recovered at the scene. It was alleged that the so called exhibits referring to Abanikanda were recovered from the scene by the victims of the armed robbery, seven days after.
What is also pathetic about Mrs. Idayat Mukaila's story is that apart from the wrong sentence been handed to her son, she has several other emotional issues to deal with. The son's wife who she claimed to have given money twice to hire a lawyer didn't contracted any. She has since gone ahead to marry her estranged husband's best friend.
Though an appeal, challenging the unpalatable judgement, has been filled at the Ibadan Appeal Court. But the bottom line is that, Madam Idayat is exhausted financially and may no longer be able to pursue the case, hence her coming to the general public to seek help.She is a sachet water seller, and been sourcing for fund through loans from a micro finance bank.
According to her, she had four boys but only Monsuru left. She said the father also died when Monsuru, who is now 40, was eight months, eleven days. So she is been taken care of the children all alone.
Though an appeal, challenging the unpalatable judgement, has been filled at the Ibadan Appeal Court. But the bottom line is that, Madam Idayat is exhausted financially and may no longer be able to pursue the case, hence her coming to the general public to seek help. She is a sachet water seller, and been sourcing for fund through loans from a micro finance bank.
According to her, she had four boys but only Monsuru is left. She said his father also died when Monsuru, who is now 40, was eight months, eleven days, so she is been taken care of the children all alone.
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