Ogun State Police Command has unraveled the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of a 45 year old housewife, Memunat Akinde and a motorcyclist, Ibikunle Ajose.
It was gathered that the duo went missing since 1st of October 2020 when the woman who was a fish seller left her house at Idoleyin area of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area to a nearby market purposely to buy fish and she contracted a motorcyclist to take her to the said market.
But surprisingly, both of them never returned home since then.
The woman’s husband then lodge complaint at Ado-Odo divisional headquarters, while serious search, including radio and television announcements was mounted for the missing duo.
During investigations, one of the suspects, Okediran Monsuru was traced to Badagry and apprehended.
His arrest led to the apprehension of three others namely: Ajaoba Monday, Akewusola Wajud and Nupo Pona.
The four of them confessed that they were working for a notorious land grabber who they simply identified as” Lebo”.
The suspects stated that they accosted the two victims along the road at Abisoye village where they abducted them to an uncompleted building in a bushy area, tied them in both hands and legs and later called their principal on phone informing him that they have succeeded in getting two victims.
They confessed further that when the said Lebo came, he ordered them to slaughter the two victims.
The trio of Okediran Monsuru, Ajaoba Monday and Akewusola Wajud held the victims down while Nupo Pona slaughtered them with a Sharp Cutlass.
Having killed them, the fifth suspect, Dasu Sunday who is a herberlist was called to come.
On his arrival, they cut the two victims into pieces and loaded their parts into a sack brought by the herberlist who took the parts away for money making ritual.
Police said the head of the woman was recovered at the herberlist shrine.
Confirming the story, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the five suspects, Okediran Monsuru, Ajaoba Monday, Akewusola Wajud, Nupo Pona and Dasu Sunday are all in police custody while a serious manhunt has been launched for their fleeing principal simply known as”Lebo”.
According to Oyeyemi, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun who commended the investigating team for their determination and resilience in bringing the culprits to book has directed that the arrested suspects be charged to court without further delay while the remaining ones are to be hunted for and fished out.
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