By; BAYO AKAMO Ibadan
Nine suspected criminals, including a man alleged of killing his 73 years old creditor, were on Monday paraded by the Oyo State Police Command.
This was made known during a briefing in Ibadan at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Adewale Osifesoon behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Williams.
He disclosed that, “on 9th June, 2022 at about 10:45hrs one Adesope Adeolu reported at Eleyele Divisional Police Headquaters that on same date at about 0900hrs he noticed that his neighbour’s entrance door was opened which was unusual”.
According to SP Osifeso, Adeolu Adesope stated that, “on further enquiry, he found his neighbour one Olusegun Rufus dead in his living room in his pool of blood”, adding, ” based on further investigation and credible intelligence, one Mutiu Idowu was arrested and confessed to have killed the deceased in order not to pay the money he loaned from the deceased”.
The PPRO pointed out that, “the vehicle that he used as collateral for the loan which he stole after the murder of the deceased, has also been recovered, the suspect will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigations.
On the other eight suspects, SP Osifeso declared that they were arrested for alleged human trafficking, conspiracy and stealing.
Also, other suspected criminals paraded by the police during the briefing, included Olakigbe Jonathan, Adams Mudasiru, Moses Adeyemo, Salami Isiaka, Wasiu Adeleke, Olowookere Joshua.
SP Osifeso stressed that Olakigbe Jonathan was paraded for human trafficking, while Adams Mudasiru, Moses Adeyemo, Salami Isiaka and Wasiu Adeleke were paraded for case of conspiracy and stealing.
He listed the exhibits recovered from the suspects as one unregistered Lexus ES 300 car Ash colour, and a pepper spray.
Speaking with journalists at the briefing, Mutiu Idowu confessed to killing the 73 years old man, saying, “I was provoked when he (deceased) refused to collect part of the loan from me, days before the incident, I approached him to give me loan and he gave me, but few days after,
I approached him to give him part of the money I collected from him without interest so I can collect my car that I used as collateral for the loan, but the man refused and that got me annoyed and I only pushed him, and before I could say anything he hit his head with wall and that led to his death”, he said
The suspect added, ” I only use the Pepper Spray (teargas spray) on him, before pushing him, I don’t kill him with any object, I was annoyed with his action for rejecting part of the money and I only pushed him, and I hurriedly left with my car when I discovered that he has gone to the world beyond, I actually regret my actions, and I plead for mercy from the authority.”
