Man Put Behind Bars for Impersonating Royal Father, Forging Supreme Court Judgment
A man, Musiliu Musa Awoga, known colloquially as Ajingolo, has been consigned to the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, on allegations of impersonating the Orijeru of Igboye Kingdom in Epe, Lagos State, and fabricating a Supreme Court ruling to substantiate his claims.
Awoga, the principal defendant in the case, was arraigned alongside Olamilekan Awoga, Hassan Adefala, and Moses Awoga (second to fourth defendants), facing a 13-count indictment encompassing forgery, impersonation, conduct likely to provoke a breach of peace, and assault on law enforcement officers.
They appeared before Chief Magistrate Jimoh Adefioye of the Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, convening at the Lagos Task Force Office, who mandated their remand following their pleas of not guilty to the charges.
Musiliu Awoga, the first defendant, denied culpability for 11 counts, while the second to fourth defendants refuted seven counts each.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr. O.A. Adekunle, accompanied by Omotunde Airat, apprised the court that the alleged offences transpired on June 14, 2025, in Eredo, Epe, where the defendants purportedly forged a Supreme Court judgment under suit number SC/CV/969/2020. They allegedly falsified the official letterhead of the Eredo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, and the signature of its chairman, Hon. Ismail Akinloye.
The prosecution further asserted that the first defendant deceitfully presented himself as Oba Rasaq Musa-Adebamowo, the legitimate Orijeru of Igboye, and additionally styled himself as the Awujale of Ijebu-Eko, a chieftaincy designation unrecognized by law and contrary to Section 34 of the Obas and Chiefs Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The charge detailed that Awoga, not a sanctioned monarch, donned a beaded crown and wielded a beaded staff of office publicly, purporting to be the Orijeru of Igboye. He was also reported to have produced banners and invitation cards depicting himself as the “Oba-elect, Orijeru of Igboye, Awujale of Ijebu-Eko.”
All four defendants maintained their pleas of not guilty to the accusations.
Subsequent to their plea, the prosecuting team informed the court that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP, had solicited the case file for legal counsel, as investigations remain underway.
The prosecution petitioned the court to detain the defendants pending the DPP’s advisory.
