The Police in Ogun State have arrested four staff of ZEFA Microfinance Bank for allegedly killing 50-year-old Vivian Omo, at Abule Ijoko, Lemode, in Ifo Local Government Area.
The suspects are Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko.
They were arrested on May 10, 2023, following a report lodged at Agbado Divisional Headquarters by the daughter of the deceased.
She reported that the bank staff visited their home and asked for the payment of a loan by the husband of the deceased, but she reportedly told them that her husband was not at home.
Not satisfied with the woman’s explanation about the whereabouts of her father, the bank staff decided to pack all the electronics in the house to their office, an action that the housewife reportedly resisted.
Reports further said while she was struggling with the bank staffers, one of them pushed her and she fell down unconscious. Rushed to the hospital, she was pronounced dead
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta, on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said upon the report, the DPO, Agbado division, CSP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his detectives to the scene where four staff of the bank were promptly arrested
He said that the corpse of the lady has been deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
The CP also warned loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loans from their debtors, as anyone caught in such an act will be arrested and prosecuted.