The Police in Ogun State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Bisi Omoniyi, for allegedly killing another man he met in the home of a lady they ostensibly share as girl friend.
Police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested on October 15, in the Ajilete area.
DSP Oyeyemi said Omoniyi was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Owode Egbado Divisional Headquarters, that a young man had matcheted another to death in Ajilete town.
“Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Owode Egbado, CSP Olabisi Elebute, quickly mobilized the divisional patrol team to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
“The victim was rushed to hospital but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, Akinyemi Alani, was with the woman friend one Kafayat Sakariyau in her room apartment at Ajilete.
“Alani, whose intention was to pass the night with the woman, was already settled in when the suspect, who
also wanted to sleep with the lady, Kafayat, came knocking but was denied entry.” he said.
The PPRO said the suspect, who came from Ibasa area of Okeodan, forced his way into the woman’s room and met the victim in a position the suspect described as unacceptable to him.
He said a fight ensued between them and the suspect picked a cutlass in the room and hacked the victim to death.
The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the general hospital mortuary for autopsy, while the woman in the center of the crisis reportedly fled.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further action.
– NAN