policeman for his crusade in Oko Baba. On January 3, 1953 during his sermon in Oko Baba, Apalara was abducted by a group of cultists, the policeman and most of his congregation ran away. He was struck by an object and was initially dragged into a nearby house. The dragging of Apalara's body to the house was the last time Apalara was seen by someone not connected to his murder. In October, 1953, a jury delivered a verdict of death by hanging to 11 people who were found culpable in the murder. References Sources Assassinated Nigerian people Nigerian Muslims Yoruba Muslim leaders People murdered in Lagos People from Ogun State 1918 births 1953 deaths Nigerian carpenters 20th-century Nigerian people 1953 murders in Nigeria