The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28 year old man, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu, for allegedly killing his mother in law, Abosede Oyewole in Atan-Ota area of Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state.
Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known on Wednesday in a statement disclosing that, the suspect was arrested following a report made at Atan Ota divisional headquarters by one Odunayo Mathew.
The police spokesman said Mathew reported that the suspect, who is married to the daughter of the deceased, is fond of beating his wife on slight provocation, adding that on the fateful day, the suspect, as usual, after beaten up his wife and inflicted injuries on her, the mother-in-law came to the house to meet him in order to warn him to desist from beating her daughter.
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said, on sighting the mother in law in his house, the suspect descended heavily on her, beat her mercilessly before stabbing her on her ribs with a knife, adding that she was rushed to hospital for treatment, but gave up the ghost in the process.
‘Having heard that the victim has died, the suspect took to flight. The DPO Atan Ota Division CSP Abolade Oladigbolu there and then detailed his detectives to go after him and bring him to justice’,he stated.
The Police spokesman said the detectives embarked on intelligence based investigation, which led them to the suspect hideout in Ikorodu Lagos State where he was eventually apprehended, adding that preliminary investigation revealed that, the suspect is a member of notorious cult group in the area.
Penpushing also reports that, Oyeyemi added that the suspect was also one of those who led hoodlums to burn down Atan Ota Police division during the protest against police brutality and killed the Divisional Crime Officer on the 21st of October 2020.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
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