Police Arrest Musiliu Ishola For Murder

The Lagos State Police Command
has arrested Musiliu Haruna-
Ishola, a musician and son of late
apala singer, Haruna Ishola.
The command also arrested a
corporal for the death of a tout,
Mustapha Daramola, in Ijora area of
the state.
It was learnt that trouble started
when Musiliu went to perform at a
ceremony at 22 Aro Street, Ijora
Badia, Lagos on June 8, 2013.
According to the police, while Musliu
was performing at the event,
hoodlums stormed the gathering
and started demanding money.
A reliable source said, "Whenever
popular musicians go to perform,
touts usually besiege the area and
start demanding money from the
artiste and members of his
entourage. The hoodlums were
aggrieved that they could not get
money and became violent.
"In the confusion, a policeman
attached to MOPOL 16, who was on
duty, shot sporadically in order to
scare off the hoodlums. In the
process, Daramola was killed while
another guy, Kazeem Ishola, was
also shot."
PUNCH Metro learnt that the
infuriated hoodlums, who took to
the streets and vandalised vehicles of
guests at the gathering.
The hoodlums were said to have also
vandalised a police patrol vehicle.
The situation, it was learnt, would
have degenerated into a bloodbath if
not for the intervention of policemen
attached to Ijora Badia Division.
Musiliu, who is known for his
popular album, Soyoyo, was later
transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Yaba.
When contacted on the telephone,
the Deputy Police Public Relations
Officer, Damasus Ozoani, confirmed
the incident to our
correspondent.Ozoani said
preliminary investigations revealed
that the slain hoodlum was
attempting to snatch the policeman's
rifle when he was shot.
He said, "The case is that of murder
and disturbance of public peace. On
June 8, 2013, around 10:30pm, some
hoodlums stormed a coronation
ceremony at 22 Aro Street, Ijora
Badia where famous Apala Musician,
Musiliu Haruna Ishola, was invited to
play.
"The hoodlums attacked guests and
the musician. They attempted to
snatch the gun of a policeman on
duty at the venue and he fired to
scare them away. Two of the
hoodlums, one Mustapha Daramola
and Kazeem Ishola, were hit.
Daramola was rushed to hospital
where he gave up the ghost.
"The other hoodlum survived. The
hoodlums vandalised vehicles at the
venue including a patrol vehicle.
Both Musiliu and the policeman on
duty have been transferred to the
State Criminal investigation
Department for further
investigation."
Ozoani promised that there would
be no cover up in the case