Adunni Otitoola, 65, was dragged by the police in Osun State with her 34-year-old son, Otitoola Damilare Stephen and Ismaila Abdullahi, a boy of 16 years old, and was brought before an Osogbo Chief Magistrate's Court for an alleged assault. One Inspector Akinremi Julius was said to have been attacked by members of the family after they allegedly tried to arrest them for a traffic violation.

On January 21, 2023, the trio allegedly broke traffic laws by driving a Toyota Avensis "one way" through the BCGA Area in Osogbo. Inspector Adeoye Kayode, the police prosecutor, claims that Julius tried to arrest the defendants but they resisted, and then they allegedly beat the policeman as he carried out his legal duty.

The charge read, “That you Otitoola Adunni, Otitoola Damilare Stephen, and Ismaila Abdullahi, on the 21st day of January, 2023, at about 3:30pm at BCGA Area, Osogbo, in the Osogbo Magisterial District did unlawfully assault a police officer, one AP/NO. 216408 Inspector Akinremi Julius by beating him up while discharging his lawful duty and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 356 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol II Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

“That you (defendants) did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause the breach of the peace and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 349(D) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol II Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

“You, Otitoola Damilare Stephen on the same date and at about 2:30pm at Olonkoro Area, Osogbo, being the driver in charge of one Toyota Avensis with registration number GCE-196- GN, drove same through a 'one way' road, in a manner that was dangerous to the public, having no regards to the circumstances of the road which might have been reasonably being on the high way and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 18(1) of RTR CAP 113 Vol 5, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.”

The allegations were refuted by the defendants. B. Y. Dada, their attorney, argued that the court should grant them broad bail and that they should provide dependable sureties. They were granted bail and one surety each in the amount of N200,000 by Chief Magistrate Olusola Aluko. For discussion, the matter was postponed until February 13.