From celebration to Mourning

Confusion engulfed Arikalamu area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday when a dilapidated building collapsed on one of the drummers entertaining residents during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The drummer, identified as Sule Owoola, was a member of a drumming group, moving from place to place to entertain people celebrating Sallah. Our correspondent gathered that Owoola, a resident of the Costain area in Osogbo died under the rubble of the building. A source, close to the deceased, told our correspondent on the telephone on Thursday that the news of Owoola’s death, reportedly married to two wives, was received with shock and wailing at his residence. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. She said, “A team of detectives from Dugbe Police Station visited the scene, removed the corpse and deposited it at the Osun State General Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo.” Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man is said to have set his step mother’s room ablaze. The suspected arsonist, identified as Murtala Iyiola, was reportedly living at his father’s house at 2, Ayetoro Street Osogbo, a place where his step mother also allegedly resides. The suspect, who is said to be on the run, allegedly had several misunderstandings with his father’s wife which eventually climaxed into arson.  Items destroyed in the inferno included money, clothes, mattress and other household items, which were yet to be estimated. The PPRO confirmed the incident, declaring that the fleeing suspect would soon be arrested and prosecuted.