Joy Anyim
Police in Ogun State have arrested a 45-year-old woman, identified as Aderonke Ayinde, while trying to dump the corpse of a man who was later identified as her man friend in a bush.
The arrest of the suspect followed a report lodged at Oke-Itoku Police station by one Makinde Ishola who reported that he received an information that a middle aged man whose name was later given as Asimiu Abiodun came to visit the suspect at her residence situated at No.1 Asalu Compound Abeokuta.
It was gatherd that the said man died in the middle of the night in a questionable circumstance.
Ishola stated further that the suspect took the dead body of the deceased to a nearby bush in that night and dumped it there, not knowing that somebody nearby was observing the whole thing.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said when the report reached the Divisional Police Officer, SP Olatoye Kotonu, he led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the corpse evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy.
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“ On interrogation, the suspect claimed that the deceased is her long time lover who used to pass night in her place.
“But on February 20, 2019, the deceaed came as usual, but suddenly developed a strange illness in the night and before she could call for help, the man gave up the ghost. She further stated that she decided to dispose the body out of fear.
“ The family of the deceased has been contacted by the Police for proper identification.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the case for proper investigation and possible prosecution of the suspect.
