RismadarVoice Reporters, May 21, 2026
A chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsudeen Oladiti, popularly known as “Shamelon,” has been arraigned before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over the alleged killing of a dispatch motorcycle rider, Ramon Imam.
Oladiti, 55, was brought before the court by the Lagos State Government on Wednesday on a three-count charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy, and attempted murder.
During proceedings, the prosecution counsel, Jubril Kareem, informed the court that the offences were allegedly committed between August 27 and September 17, 2025.
According to the prosecution, Oladiti and several other persons who are currently at large allegedly conspired on September 17, 2025, to commit a felony at Lewis Street on Lagos Island.
Kareem further told the court that the defendant allegedly caused the death of Imam on the same day by physically assaulting him with repeated blows to the head and face.
The prosecution also accused Oladiti of attempting to murder another individual, identified as Samuel Omale, on August 27, 2025. He alleged that the defendant assaulted Omale with fist blows, inflicting severe injuries during the incident, which also reportedly occurred at Lewis Street, Lagos Island.
According to the prosecution, the offences are punishable under Sections 224, 411, and 230 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
However, Oladiti pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.
Following his plea, defence counsel, Olanrewaju Ajanaku, drew the court’s attention to a bail application dated April 27, 2026, stating that the prosecution had already been served with the document.
The prosecutor acknowledged receipt of the application and did not object to it. He, however, noted that the defence had requested an order directing correctional authorities to verify the defendant’s medical condition.
Ajanaku urged the court to grant the request and direct the correctional centre to assess and confirm Oladiti’s health status through a Lagos State Government hospital.
In his ruling, Justice Olawale Alebiosu granted the request and ordered the Controller of Corrections at Kirikiri Correctional Centre to verify the defendant’s medical status at a government hospital.
The court also noted that an earlier bail application submitted by the defendant had been rejected due to identified errors.
The matter was subsequently adjourned until June 15, 2026, for trial proceedings.
