The Oyo State Police Command has paraded no fewer than nine suspected criminals for various crimes bothering on murder, human trafficking, conspiracy and stealing, unlawful possession of fire arms among others.
Briefing the journalists at the Police Headquarters on Monday, the state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, said that one of the suspects, Mutiu Idowu was arrested in connection with a murder of one Rufus Olusegun Olayiwola aged 73.
According to the Police Commissioner, who was represented by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, “on 9th June, 2022 at about 10:45hrs one Adesope Adeolu reported at Eleyele Divisional Police Headquarters that on same date at about 0900hrs he noticed that his neighbour’s entrance door was opened which was unusual. On further enquiry, he found his neighbor, one Olusegun Rufus dead in his living room, in his pool of blood. 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 vehicle that he used as collateral for the loan which he stole after the murder of the deceased, Lexus ES 300 Car Ashe colour has also been recovered, the suspect will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigations. Osifeso said.
Speaking with journalists, Mutiu Idowu confessed to the crime. According to him, “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.
“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.” Idowu said.
Other suspected criminal paraded alongside Mutiu Idowu are Olakigbe Jonathan, Adams Mudasiru, Moses Adeyemo, Salami Isiaka, Wasiu Adeleke and Olowookere Joshua
While Olakigbe Jonathan according to SP Adewale Osifeso was paraded for human trafficking, Adams Mudasiru, Moses Adeyemo, Salami Isiaka and Wasiu Adeleke were paraded for a crime of conspiracy and stealing.
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