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A 38-year aged suspect, Peter Samuel, connected Wednesday, confessed to the sidesplitting of an Okada rider, Rafiu Akao, astatine Oke-Oyi municipality successful Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The incidental occurred astatine Asunlere country of the municipality connected November 4, 2024.
In an interrogation with journalists aft the fishy was paraded alongside 4 others progressive successful the incidental by the authorities constabulary commissioner, Victor Olaiya, Peter Samuel said “I utilized cutlass to chopped the caput of the Okada rider” successful the effort to snatch the caller motorcycle bought by the deceased.
The fishy said helium was lured to perpetrate the enactment by 1 ‘Oga’ who told him the concern would fetch them large money.
The 4 different suspects see Jeremiah Tiozinda (M) 26 yrs, Sunday Agbenke (M) 40 yrs, Yusuf Abdulkareem (M) 22 yrs, and Jaiyeola Fatai (F) 40 yrs.
Exhibits recovered included 1 Itel android telephone and a motorcycle.
Speaking connected the tragic incident, the constabulary commissioner, disclosed that “On November 4, 2024, astatine astir 2109 hrs, a study was received from the residents of Asunlere community, Oke-Oyi, Ilorin, Kwara State.
“Three men, namely Abdulrasheed Ola Sheu, Ismail Muhammed, and others, arrived astatine Oke-oyi Police Division to study the find of a headless assemblage lying adjacent a watercourse wrong the area.
“Upon receiving the report, detectives were swiftly dispatched to the scene. Photographic grounds was captured, revealing a important people of unit astir the neck, indicating that the caput was severed.
“The assemblage was subsequently evacuated and deposited astatine the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital morgue, pending an autopsy.
“At the transgression scene, detectives recovered an Itel Android phone, which was suspected to beryllium to 1 of the assailants, arsenic good arsenic a motorcycle believed to beryllium the deceased’s property. Further hunt revealed that the deceased’s telephone was besides recovered connected him.
“Detectives intensified efforts to place and apprehend the perpetrators. These efforts yielded results successful the aboriginal hours of November 6, 2024. Based connected reliable intelligence, 2 suspects were apprehended astatine abstracted locations. The suspects were identified arsenic Peter Samuel (M), Jeremiah Tiozinda (M) and Sunday Agbenke (M).”
“Both individuals confessed to committing the crime. Additionally, the recovered android telephone was confirmed to beryllium to fishy Peter Samuel, who was readying to fly from the state. During interrogation, the suspects revealed that they disposed of the victim’s severed caput successful a adjacent river.
“The lawsuit has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough investigation, Further updates volition beryllium provided arsenic the probe progresses. The suspects volition subsequently beryllium arraigned successful court,” helium added.
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