Oyo State Police Command has on Friday paraded three persons arrested in connection with the killing of five residents of Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State and other criminals.
Five persons were murdered in six attacks on residents of Akinyele LGA in June, 2020.
Among those who were killed were an 18-year old teenager, Barakat Bello; a pregnant woman, Azeezat Shomuyiwa; 21-year-old student, Grace Oshiagwu, Olusayo Fagbemi and a five-year-old boy, identified as Mujeeb.
Another 45-year-old woman, Adeola Bamidele and her daughter, Dolapo Bamidele, were also attacked in a failed attempted murder in June.
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, while parading the suspects at a press briefing in Ibadan on Friday, gave the names of the suspects as Sunday Sodipe, Adedokun Yinusa and Shehu Usman.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects included one hand shovel, one techno mobile phone, one iPhone Xmax and one Itel Phone.
Enwonwu stated;
The assailants troubling the settled water at Akinyele local government area and some suspected criminal elements carrying out defilement of minors and teenagers in the state have been arrested and will be showcased here today.
On 4th June 2020 at about 2230hrs, unknown hoodlums who have been terrorizing members of the public in Akinyele, Ojoo and Moniya areas of Ibadan invaded the residence of one Azisat Shomuyiwa F, a 29-year-old pregnant woman at Ijefun, Adisa community, Ojoo Area Ibadan.
The CP added;
Meanwhile after a discreet investigation by a team of SARS operatives, one Shehu Usman was arrested in connection with the crime and one Techno mobile phone belonging to the slain woman was recovered from him. Upon interrogation, the suspect denied his involvement in the crime but gave useful information which subsequently led to the arrest of one notorious hoodlum who identified himself as Sunday Shodipe.
The suspect confessed to have single handedly masterminded the crime and explained in detail how he invaded the victim’s residence where she brutally attacked, robbed her before she was later murdered in cold blood.
Enwonwu also disclosed that the police has also arrested five persons in connection with armed robbery and one Indian hemp dealer.
The Police Commissioner while speaking further added that six other suspects were arrested in connection with defilements of some residents of the state.
He added that four people were arrested in connection with attempted murder of one Oluwasayo Fagbemi and her daughter.
