An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered the immediate arrest and remand of Seun Osamaye, Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, for the alleged physical and verbal assault of Chief Magistrate Temitope Alphonso.
Presiding Magistrate Damilola Sekoni issued the warrant on December 31, 2025, after rejecting a medical report submitted by the defense to explain Osamaye’s absence, describing it as ‘unsatisfactory.’ The case, which stems from a confrontation at the Ministry of Women Affairs, has been adjourned until January 12, 2026.
However, it began as a routine official visit to the Ministry of Women Affairs quickly spiraled into a legal crisis for Commissioner Seun Osamaye. While Chief Magistrate Temitope Alphonso was fulfilling her duties at the ministry, she was allegedly accosted and physically assaulted by the commissioner in front of staff members. Prosecutors claim the attack was a retaliatory act triggered by a recent court judgment that had gone against the commissioner’s interests.
According to NAN,
Police have formally charged Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Seun Osamaye, with ‘assault’ following a dramatic confrontation at her ministry office. According to an affidavit attached to the charge, Osamaye is alleged to have verbally abused and physically attacked Chief Magistrate Temitope Alphonso during an official engagement. The document specifies the assault occurred because the commissioner was unhappy with a judgment the magistrate had previously delivered.
At the court proceedings held on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, Commissioner Seun Osamaye was notably absent. Her counsel, A.K. Adewusi, informed the court that his client was receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Ilara-Mokin.
However, following a brief stand-down, Magistrate Damilola Sekoni rejected the defense’s medical report, citing a lack of critical details like admission dates and describing the document as an attempt to disregard judicial authority.
Adewusi informed the court that Osamaye was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State. Consequently, the defense requested a 90-minute recess to produce supporting evidence, which Magistrate Damilola Sekoni granted.
Upon resuming, the defense submitted a medical report that was immediately contested by prosecutor Suleiman Adebayo.
In his ruling, Magistrate Sekoni rejected the document, noting it failed to confirm the Commissioner’s admission or prove medical incapacity. Citing the lack of essential details—such as admission dates—and a blatant disregard for judicial process, the Magistrate ordered the Commissioner’s arrest and remand in a correctional facility.
