Shagbada Erigga, 24, has been alleged to have killed his 30-year-old lover, Happiness Winifred and subsequently dumped her body in a well in his compound at the Ojoo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Erigga was among 34 other suspected criminals paraded at the state Police C Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Tuesday for alleged offences ranging from armed robbery to murder and kidnapping.
According to the Police, one of Erriga’s neighbours, Abu Benson, lodged a complaint at the Ojoo Police Station in Ibadan that a dead body, later identified as Winifred, was found inside a well, last Thursday.
The deceased, it was further gathered had left her home to her boyfriend’s (Erigga) place on Sunday, June 21.
The state Commissioner of Police, Nwachulwu Enwonwu, while addressing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, said problem started between Erigga and Winifred over the refusal of the deceased to make love to her lover.
However, Erriga said, “I did not kill her intentionally. I invited her to my place on Sunday. She refused to make love to me. So I slapped her. We started fighting and, at a point, she collapsed and died. I dumped her in the well because I was afraid.”
In a related development, some members of an armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate were arrested for allegedly invading a quarry at Moniya where they attacked and kidnapped a lady, Anuoluwapo Adeyemo, daughter of the owner of the quarry, on Jun 22.
The leader of the syndicate, Abubakar Abdullah (a.k.a Buba), 28, who was arrested, made a confessional statement to the police and exhibits found on him included the sum of N723,000,000, one Nissan Primera car and a Kasea motorcycle.
Also, one Nasiru Lawal, 50 and 26-year-old Shamsu Auwal, were arrested at their hideout for kidnapping, following a raid that was carried out by the Police. Recovered from them were two unregistered Kasea and Hajoe motorcycles.
The state Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad also arrested three suspects who allegedly abducted one Dahiru Wetti, 17, on September 17, 2019 at Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The CP said, “Taiwo Adeoye, the ring leader of the gang, who was then at large, was arrested in his hideout at Abeokuta, eight months after. One unregistered Honda Accord car was recovered from him.”
Other arrested suspects included a six-man armed robbery gang, along Saki-Igboho Road in Oke Ogun; eight man-robbery gang that trailed Bodija Market traders to their residents; a robbery suspect, Lekan Adegoke, 19, from whom an Infinix telephone set was recovered; three armed robbery suspects who allegedly attacked a motorcyclist, Anuoluwapo Bashir, from whom 16 Bajaj motorcycles were recovered.
Two other suspects, 44-year-old Akinyemi Akinlolu, Daniel Qudus, 43, and Oluwatunji Oluwatuyi, 51, were arrested for alleged conspiracy and attempted murder, on June 23, while six other suspects were arrested on March 13 for conspiracy and kidnapping along Eleko Road, beside Keji Abra Farm, Igboora.
“On assumption of office on June 1, I made a promise to the people of the state to consolidate on the existing security architecture by providing adequate security, qualitative service delivery and respect for human right.
“Though the command have been having challenges recently, we are determined to attain high level of security in the command,” the Commissioner of Police said at the press briefing.
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