Crime

‘Tescom’ Shot Dead in Suspected Ogun Cult Killing

By Web News 1570

A suspected cult clash that occurred in the Ijeun Titun area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State has left one person, identified as ‘Tescom’, dead.

It was gathered that the incident happened around 8 pm on Sunday.

A source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the incident told newsmen that Tescom was sitting in the front of a car wash in the area when some gun-wielding men attacked and shot at him, leading to his death.

It was learnt that residents of the area are currently in fear of reprisal attacks.

The source said, “We heard that the assailant came on a motorcycle, and they just went after only him and shot him in the head.

“Although those who shot him dead bolted away immediately, people were afraid that the deceased’s group members might come for a reprisal attack.

“The police from Ibara Divisional headquarters came at about 9 pm to evacuate his corpse. It is really disturbing and sad.”

When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident but dismissed the assertion that it was a cult clash.

Odutola said it was a suspected murder case that led to the death of one Olumide Danisa, also known as ‘Tescom’.

 “It was gathered that the deceased was shot in the head by two gunmen who alighted from an unregistered Toyota Corolla vehicle, ash colour, and released shots while Olumide was sitting outside his house at about 19:55hrs of 31/3/24, and fled the scene.

“The victim was rushed to the State Hospital Ijaiye, where the doctor confirmed him dead. His remains have been evacuated to the hospital morgue for autopsy”.

“No arrests have been made, but the Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu Abiodun PSC has been briefed, and he has directed the Area Commander Metro Abeokuta to commence a preliminary investigation,” Odutola stated.

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Ogun Police Nab Two Men over Robbery

By Web News 461

By Olusegun Folarin

Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested two men for allegedly dispossessing a woman of her belongings in a taxi along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

The suspects, 35-year-old Aliu Oyetola and 40-year-old Seyi Afolabi were arrested after the victim reported the incident at Sango Division.

The victim told the policemen that she was robbed by four men who posed as a fellow passenger in the taxi she boarded from at Ijako market, going to Itori.

She said the suspects pushed her out of the car after dispossessing her of her smartphone valued at eighty-five thousand naira, the money realized from a POS machine sale, worth one hundred and twenty-three thousand naira and a separate cash sum of one hundred and five thousand naira.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Omolola Odutola said in a statement in Abeokuta that two out of the four-man gang of “one chance robbery” were arrested after being given a hot chase by the Sango Ota police operatives.

The command’s spokesperson said the two suspects had made confessional statements and were cooperating with the police by giving useful information that would lead to the arrest of other fleeing felons adding that a Toyota Corolla vehicle with Registration No GGE 659 FR, blue colour was recovered. 

She noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Alamutu had ordered that the suspects be transferred to the Anti-Robbery Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.

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Ogun Police Nab 3 Members of a robbery gang in Abeokuta

By Web News 769

By Olajumoke Idowu

Three members of a robbery syndicate who invaded the phone market popularly known as “Tarmac” on the 12th of April 2023, where they killed one of the traders after carting away several expensive phones have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command.

The State Police Public Relations officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement in Abeokuta.

According to the statement, the suspects, Ajayi Kayode, Habeeb Idowu and Temitayo Oresanya were arrested, following an information received by policemen attached to Kemta Divisional Police Headquarters that the suspects have been hiding at Abule Ake area of Kemta for quite some time now in order to evade arrest.

It stated further that the DPO Kemta division, mobilized his men to the scene where the three suspects were apprehended, adding that two amongst the suspects had confessed their participation in the robbery incident, while the third one Temitayo Oresanya said he didn’t participate in the robbery.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olanrewaju Oladimeji, who commended members of the public for their cooperation by giving useful information to the police, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID for discreet investigation.

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Three Teenagers in Police Net for Ritual-Killing of a Girl

By Web News 1134

Three boys have been apprehended in the Oke-Aregba area of Abeokuta in Ogun State for allegedly killing a girlfriend of their friend for a money-making ritual.

The suspects, Wariz Oladehinde, AbdulGafar Lukman and Mustakeem Balogun were arrested after policemen attached to Adatan Divisional Headquarters received a report from the head of the Community Security Guards, that the suspects were seen burning something suspected to be human head in a local pot.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Adatan, Mr Abiodun Salau, led his detectives to the scene, where the three suspects were arrested, while the fourth one who happened to be the boyfriend of the murdered girl escaped. 

He said the arrested suspects confessed that the head they were burning in the local pot is the head of the girlfriend of their escaped accomplice. 

The command’s spokesman said the suspects claimed that the deceased simply identified as Rofiat was lured by her boyfriend simply identified as Soliu to where she was murdered by four of them, after which they cut off her head and packed the remains in a sack, and dumped it in an old building. 

Mr Oyeyemi pointed out that the suspects led policemen to the building, where the dismembered body was recovered and deposited at General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy. 

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, who described the action of the suspects as the height of callousness ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing boyfriend of the victim by name of Soliu. 

Mr Bankole also ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation with the view to arraign them in court as soon as possible. 

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

5 Dead in Farmers-Herdsmen Clash in Ogun Communities

By Web News 796

The Ogun State Police Command says normalcy has returned to Idofa and Aworo villages in Imeko Afon and Yewa North Local Government Areas of the state where herdsmen and farmers had reportedly clashed last week.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi while speaking on the incident also assured that those behind the clash would be apprehended as the unfortunate incident is being investigated.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the Fulani communities had been cohabiting in the place with positive testimonies, so the reason for the attack could not be hurriedly unravelled.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state has directed that the Area Commander take charge of the security situation in the area.

Reports say about five persons were reportedly killed in a fresh crisis between farmers and herdsmen in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.

It was also reported that the herdsmen and some Ohori farmers had engaged themselves in a clash at Idofa village, leading to loss of lives and properties worth millions of naira.

According to the people of Aworo Community in Yewa North Local Government, the herdsmen were chased from their village to Idofa in Imeko, killing three of them and their cows.

The Aworo people had accused the herdsmen of destroying their farms and water sources through open grazing of cows, which they said the Ogun State Government had banned.

According to a community leader, who did not want his name mentioned, after the Aworo people killed the three herdsmen in Idofa, there was a reprisal attack on Thursday, leading to the death of two Yorubas, one of whom was burnt beyond recognition.

Houses, four maize barns, motorcycles and other valuables were reportedly set ablaze by the attackers.

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4 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Police Net Over Murder

By Web News 781

Ogun State Police Command has arrested 4 suspected internet fraudsters over the murder of 20-year-old Alexander Uzoma.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested after the mother of the victim, Ogechi Alexander report the incident at Adigbe Divisional Headquarters.

Mr Oyeyemi said the mother told the policemen that her son had not returned since he left to visit his friends who she claimed she does not know.

The command’s spokesman explained that the suspects Azeez Oyebanji Ayobami Adesina, Babatunde Owoseni and Balogun Sulaiman were apprehended after intelligence and technical investigation.

He said the suspects claimed that the deceased had visited them to learn about internet fraud, and after eating food, they all took a substance known as “Colorado” which made them to fall asleep.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the suspects confessed to have dumped the deceased at Kuto Overhead bridge where the state health workers removed and buried him as an unidentified corpse.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered that the investigating team to expedite action on the investigation and charge the case to court as soon as possible.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Ogun Police Rescue 8-Year-Old Kidnap Victim

By Web News 606

Five suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly conniving to abduct an eight year old boy, Sadiq Abass.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement issued in Abeokuta.

Mr. Oyeyemi explained that the five suspects were arrested after the father of the victim, Riliwan Mohammed had reported the disappearance of the boy at Ogere Divisional Headquarters.

The command’s spokesman said the man told the policemen that he received a phone call from a strange number that his 8-year-old son had been abducted, noting that a ransom of three point five million naira was demanded before he would be released.

Mr. Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested at their hideout where the victim was rescued unhurt based on intelligence and investigation.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.

Mr. Ajogun also directed an in-depth investigation into the past activities of the suspects in order to know how long they have been into kidnapping. Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Ogun Police Arrest Two Burglars In Shagamu

By Web News 1642

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects for robbing a church at Shagamu area of the state.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement issued in Abeokuta said the suspects, Fidelis Francis and Lukman Jimoh were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Shagamu Divisional Headquarters that a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, located at GRA Shagamu was under attack by suspected robbers. 

According to him, the DPO Sagamu Division, Mr Okiki Agunbiade, mobilized his men and the local vigilante to the scene, but the robbers escaped through the fence before the arrival of the policemen.

Mr Oyeyemiwho explained that the policemen suspected a vehicle parked not too far away from the church and mounted surveillance in the area, apprehended two suspects while trying to move the vehicle away.

He explained further that two iron bars similar to the ones recovered at the scene of crime was recovered from the car, while the CCTV footage showed the two suspects breaking into the church. 

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun, who commended the display of professionalism by his men, directed an in-depth investigation into the case with the view to charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.

Olajumoke Idowu

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Religious Leader Arrested Over Incest in Ogun

By Web News 780

A forty-four-year-old man, Pastor Oluwafemi Oyebola has been arrested by the police in Ogun State on the allegation of incessantly raping his 24-year-old daughter for about five years. 

Apart from incest, the suspect was also accused of forcing the daughter to undergo abortion three times before securing a family planning method for her to prevent more pregnancies.

The victim recounted that the sexual exploitation was initiated by her father shortly after her mother’s death in 2015 until she ran away from home recently and was rescued by a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Advocacy for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network. 

The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in Abeokuta said the man was a pastor at a popular church at Owode, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state. 

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect who was apprehended by a team of detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Owode-Egbado division, SP Olabisi Elebute, had confessed to the crimes.

He added that the man had been moved to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the Ogun State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CID, for further investigation and prosecution as directed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson.

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