• About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact
Thursday, May 26, 2022
NEWSLETTER
Irohin Odua
  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • EDITORIAL TEAM
  • World
  • Politics
  • Contact
  • Donation
  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • EDITORIAL TEAM
  • World
  • Politics
  • Contact
  • Donation
No Result
View All Result
Irohin Odua
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Reflections: How A Yoruba lawyer Was Shot In 1923

August 14, 2021
in News
Reading Time: 1 min read
A A
0
Reflections: How A Yoruba lawyer Was Shot In 1923

Reflections: How a Yoruba lawyer was shot in
1923

The shooting of a Lagos Lawyer, Moronfolu Abayomi at the Tinubu Square, Lagos Court House on August 25th, 1923.

In 1923, Duro Delphonso, a Lagos “big boy” from the popular and respected Delphonso family was accused of attempting to defraud an insurance company.

It became a legal tussle between Delphonso and the Insurance Company. The Insurance Company hired a young and vibrant Lawyer, Moronfolu Abayomi as their counsel.

As the case proceeded, Abayomi was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Delphonso committed arson on his home and business in order to defraud the Insurance Company.

On August 25, 1923, while Delphonso was being led out of the Tinubu Court House obviously to begin his prison sentence, he had smuggled a revolver into the court room, he shot Abayomi with the gun and turned the same gun and shot himself.

Abayomi died from excess blood he lost while being moved to a hospital. The bullet penetrated his lungs as the coroner’s inquest established.

Delphonso was hospitalized, he refused to be treated of the gunshot wounds and finally died on the 31st of August, 1923.

Abayomi was the first husband of Lady Oyinkan Abayomi, their marriage was barely 3 months old when he was killed. Seven years after, Oyinkan was remarried to Dr. Kofoworola Abayomi, who bore the same surname with her late husband.
#yorubablog

ShareTweetSendSend

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

FG To Hand Out N240b To Poor Nigerians In 12 Months

FG To Hand Out N240b To Poor Nigerians In 12 Months

2 months ago
Newsbreak: FG arrests IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

Newsbreak: FG arrests IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

11 months ago

Popular News

    Connect with us

    Twitter

    Facebook

    About Irohin Odua

    Irohin O’odua is the prime Yoruba nationalist on line news. Conceived as the voice of the people of the South West, the medium will strive to echo the deep feelings, hope, aspirations and fears of our people in the context of the prevailing culture and political-economy of the Nigerian state.

    • About
    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • Contact

    © 2022 | All Rights Reserved

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • ABOUT US
      • EDITORIAL TEAM
    • World
    • Politics
    • Contact
    • Donation

    © 2022 | All Rights Reserved