Man 24, kills, dumps 30-year-old lover in a well in Ibadan•••As Police parade 34 other suspected criminals

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.

See also  AMCON INVADES VICTORY PARK ESTATE WITH POLICEMEN AND ARMED THUGS ..........FORCIBLY THROW OUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES   Tuesday, 25th June 2019 was a traumatic day for over 300 Families in Victory Park Estate, Lekki Lagos. Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in a gestapo style action invaded the homes of Residents in Victory Park Estate while most residents were at their places of work leaving their young families exposed to the invasion of over 30 armed police men and over fifty thugs claiming to be executing a High Court Judgement of 2017 against Knight Rook, Grant Properties and the Awosedo’s (Promoters of Victory Park Estate).   According to eyewitness who craved anonymity “the Action was carefully planned by the AMCON and its Receiver Manager, Mr. Lanre Olaoluwa to take place at a time that most Home Owners would be at their places of work”. Homeowners had to rush back to the Estate when they received a distress call from vulnerable members of their families left at home.   A traumatized resident who also witness the AMCON rampage lamented that “One of the families with children between the ages of 3 and below were forced out of their homes with little or no time to pick any personal effects under heavy downpour and very heavy armed presence”. He decried such inhumane treatment of hapless victims of high handedness and warned against a reoccurrence.   AMCON Obtained a Judgement against the Promoters of the Estate and seeks to attach the lands and property in the Estate to the Judgement debt without taking into consideration existing encumbrances which are lands owned by Individuals and families who purchased their land, built their homes and have been living in the Estate without any notice at the time of purchase of their land of any encumbrances on the land. No Registered Mortgage and no Caveat at the Lands Registry.   The various Banks that handed over the debt of the promoters to AMCON, knew that the Promoters were selling the lands to innocent hard working Nigerians who took loans to purchase land in a supposed secured Site and Service Estate having done their due diligence at the land registry.   The Promoters and the Banks are parties to the fraud against innocent Nigerians and now AMCON has degenerated to an Omonile by taking over homes of families and sending mothers and children out of their homes under very heavy armed presence and down pour.   AMCON is a supposed Agency of Government and must not be seen to exploit the vulnerability of families that genuinely purchased land and built their homes in their Country only to be evacuated from their homes in a gestapo manner. AMCON Act provides that AMCON and its Receiver Manager shall take over Assets subject to existing encumbrances. The Judgement against the Asset of the promoters should ideally not extend to what no longer belongs to the Promoters. “You cannot give what you don’t have”.   Families in Victory Park now live in fear and horror not knowing which family will be next to be thrown out of their homes. A Government should not through its Agency treat its citizens like outcasts. The families are vulnerable, AMCON has the instrument of State, the Courts and the Police and now the self help thugs. “Who do the Citizens, the over 300 young families in Victory Park; Who do they have”.   While the Families are seeking legal help, AMCON as a Government Agency is enjoined to immediately call to Order its Receiver Manager, Mr Lanre Olaoluwa who happens to be a legal practitioner to desist from the harassment and intimidation of families with the use of armed thugs and heavily armed police men.

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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