Ondo Police Commissioner, Oyeyemi Oyediran
Ondo State Police Command has arrested the suspected killers of a security guard at a petrol filling at Osi and three other murder suspects.
A statement by the police spokeswoman in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami said they were among ten crime suspects arrested in the state between July and August.
They include four murder, two arson, two kidnapping, one robbery and one defilement suspects.
Items recovered include one single barrel gun,₦69,000 and one phone.
According to the statement: “On the 31st August, 2022, a complainant reported at Kajola Division that an offensive odour was oozing out from the room of one … ‘m’ aged 26, located Kuseru Village via Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
“As at the time of the report, the suspect was in police custody for a case of attempted car theft, when a search was conducted in his house, human limps (2 legs and 2 arms hands) were recovered while a human skull in a sack was recovered from his father’s house.
“The suspect claimed the deceased was a madman who was sick and about dying in the forest, so he killed him to reduce his pains and took part of his body to use it for sacrifice. However, a family member of the deceased refuted the suspect’s statement, saying that his brother was hail and hearty, a farmer who had gone to farm at Kuseru village.
The suspects (father and son) are in police custody.
“In the same vein, on the 30th of November 2021, one …, went to the land of one … and while measuring the land, the owner challenged him and asked what he was doing on his land. The said … left and came back the next day with some of his gang members and attacked the owner of the land and in the process shot at his son, Esau Ogunsemore and carried him away.
“The duo of … ‘m’ aged 41 and … ‘m’ aged 32 who were part of the people who attacked the land owner were arrested.
“During investigation, it was discovered that the aforementioned were involved in several cases bordering on similar offences in which one … and seven others had earlier been arrested and charged to Court for murder and conspiracy which includes killing of a Policeman on the 18th November, 2021.
“Subsequently, one … ‘m’ aged 38 and … ‘m’ aged 33 were later arrested in connection with the case by Policemen attached to FCID, Alagbon, Lagos State.
Effort is ongoing to arrest others at large while the arrested suspects will be charged to court.”
On the suspected killers of the security guard, Odunlami said: “On the 4th of July, 2022, a case of Arson and Murder was reported at Osi Divisional headquarters. The complainant stated that she was alerted via phone that her filling station was on fire.
“On getting to the station with fire fighters, she realized her security guard Dandan Sunday ‘m’ had been killed with his hands and legs tied. Intelligence gathering led to the arrest of … ‘m’ and … ‘m’, one single barrel gun was recovered from the suspects.
“The suspects made confessional statements touching the commission of the crime. They will soon have their day in court.”
She added: “On the 28th August, 2022, at about 2240hrs, the duo of … ‘m’ aged 35 and ‘m’ aged 35, attacked and kidnapped one Mrs. Akinloye Folashade ‘F’, from her shop at Ofosu area.
“Policemen attached to Ofosu Division was informed and immediately gave the suspects a hot chase and were eventually apprehended.
“They will soon be charged to court.”
Also, she said: “On the 19th August, 2022, a complaint of defilement was reported at Okitipupa Division that two children (names withheld) of about four years old were playing in their compound at Ikoya/Ilutitun road, Okitipupa, when one …‘m’ went to their house to get water, met the children in the house and lured them to an uncompleted building and defiled them.
“Three days after, one of the girls complained of pains. When her mother inquired from the daughter what happened, she explained her ordeal and mentioned the suspect as the culprit.
During interrogation the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime. He will soon be charged to court.”
She said: “On the 31st of August, 2022, a complaint of attempted rape and robbery was reported against one … ‘m’ of Oboto community via Igbokoda.
“The complainant stated that while she was on her way to Igbokoda market on the early hours of the day, the suspect accosted her and robbed her of ₦160,000 and her phone valued ₦140,000 and also tried dragging her into the bush before the intervention of the army who were on patrol.
“The suspect also engaged the army but he was overpowered and the sum of ₦69,000 and the victim’s phone were recovered.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect was released from a correctional facility barely three days before the incident.
“He will be charged to court at the end of the investigation.”
