MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING A MIDDLE AGED MAN OVER A WOMAN
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 43 year old man, Adebisi Akinrinmola for killing one Ademola Asimiyu ‘m’ 36yrs on rivalry over a woman. The incident occurred on the 19th February, 2017 at about 3.00pm at Ajebo Village in Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. The suspect claimed that the deceased has been threatening him for quite some time now over a woman he is dating. He said the deceased accused him of snatching the woman from him and has been warning him to leave the woman.
2. Trouble started when the deceased met the suspect with the said woman on their way coming from the farm and hot argument ensued between the two men. The suspect claimed that it was the deceased that brought out a cutlass and made attempt to matchet him which prompted him too to bring out a dane gun and shot him to death. Distress call was made to the Police at Ijebu-Igbo Divisional Headquarters, and the DPO SP Agene James led detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the dane gun recovered. The body of the deceased has been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.
3. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu PSC+ has ordered that the suspect be transferred to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. The CP therefore warned residents of the state of consequences of jungle justice, stressing that the law will deal decisively with anyone caught taking laws into his own hand. He described the incident as a barbaric one which is not acceptable in any sane society.
ASP. ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
OGUN STATE COMMAND