Much to the dismay and concern of fellow students. Roger Makanjuola recalls following the failed prosecution the Black Axe cultists returned to the university to study. Nothing came of this, as nothing came of all the other recommendations of that Panel." The Judicial Enquiry recommended that the Magistrate be reported to the Judicial Commission for appropriate disciplinary action. The Chief Magistrate also ordered that the submachine gun be sent to the police armourer and the other exhibits be destroyed, thus eliminating all the evidence, and making it impossible to re-open the case.
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The trial was concluded in two court appearances in eight days. Since all the accused persons denied the allegations against them and there is no complainant, there is no way the allegations can be proved.” This was the submission of the prosecuting police officer! Usually, in such cases, witness’ summons were served through the University Administration but this did not happen. To date, there is no complainant in the case. The investigating police officer, Corporal Femi Adewoye, claimed that the witnesses could not be located and actually stated in Court, “I tried to contact the complainants in this case, all to no avail. The students who had apprehended the cult members were not called as witnesses. Roger Makanjuola writes: "The case was heard on 31 March, and to the utmost amazement of everyone, the Chief Magistrate discharged and acquitted the arrested individuals.
Makanjuola documents and raises concerns over the way the matter was handled by both the police and court system who broke from protocol, common sense and destroyed evidence and how this led to the failure to be able to prosecute the Black Axe members involved in the incident. They were held in police custody and taken to the Chief Magistrate’s Court where two weeks later they were granted bail." The University authorities were informed, and the members of the secret cult were handed over to the police. They found nine individuals inside, eight of them students of the University, with a submachine gun, a locally manufactured gun, an axe, a bayonet and the black clothing and regalia of the Black Axe cult. Mekoma, and forced their way into the boys’ quarters. Led by George Iwilade, the Secretary-General, a group of them drove to the house, officially occupied by Mr. The Students’ Union, which had also received information that secret cult members were gathering in a house in the senior staff quarters, mobilised in response to the incident. The students, seeing them in pursuit, raced hastily to the car park outside Angola Hall and ran into the adjacent Awolowo Hall for safety. For whatever reason, they were enraged and gave chase to the students. On the main road, Road 1, leading into the campus, they were overtaken by some students in another car. After the meeting, they drove back to the campus. Makanjuola writes about an initial incident and its aftermath that occurred in the weeks before the murders: "On Saturday, 7 March 1999, a group of Black Axe members held a meeting in Ife town. Makanjuola, following the massacre, became vice chancellor of the university and took an active role in both investigating and punishing those from the university involved in the murders. Roger Makanjuola's book Water Must Flow Uphill (Adventures in University Administration). mw-parser-output cite.An account of what led to the massacre is given by Prof.
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