A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday remanded 83-year-old All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Hon. Illiasu Ibrahim, together with Mallam Shola Muse and Adesemowo “Ade Gogo” Suleiman, over alleged defamatory statements against the elder brother of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The presiding judge, Hon. Justice E.B. Mohammed, directed that the defendants be kept at the Oke-Kura correctional facility after they were brought before the court for arraignment on a 3-count criminal charges instituted by the Kwara State Government.
The trio is accused of making derogatory and allegedly untrue allegations against the Mutawali of Ilorin, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, during a programme aired on SBS 96.9 FM.
According to the charge sheet dated December 17, 2025, and signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ayoola Idowu Akande, the defendants allegedly made statements capable of inciting the public against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The government is prosecuting the case under Sections 97, 114 and 399 of the Penal Code, Cap. P4, Laws of Kwara State, 2006.
At the previous sittings on December 19, 2025, and January 7, 2026, counsel to Hon. Illiasu had informed the court that his client was sick and unable to attend proceedings. The court subsequently adjourned for arraignment.
However, at Tuesday’s sitting, Illiasu appeared in court alongside the two other defendants.
Following proceedings, Justice Mohammed ordered their remand and adjourned the matter to April 25, 2026, for further hearing.
