Crime
Security Operatives Of Amotekun Arrests Two For Murder Of Herdsmen
Two individuals, Akinyele Adebayo and Idowu Gbalo, were detained by a team of Amotekun operatives assigned to the Imeko-Afon local government in Ogun State for conspiring to kill one Umaru Aliu ‘M’ Alias “Lagi” in the village of Ijagure on Sunday, April 30.
According to a statement made by David Akinremi, the CP of Amotekun in Ogun state, the deceased and another man, Umaru Takake, were grazing their cattle in a bush not far from the aforementioned village.
According to information, one Fagbemi Kareem “M,” who is currently at large, is accompanied by four other people, including:
Olorunto Segun ‘M’, Baba Shele ‘M’, Lana Ojugbele ‘M’ and Ashipa ‘M’, trailed the herders caught up with Umaru Aliu ‘M’ and allegedly shot him on a farmland belonging to one Chief Ogunlana Fagbemi ‘M’ Alias “Osewuya” at Ijagure village, while Umaru Takake ‘M’ narrowly escaped unhurt.
‘’On the same day at about 2000 hours, the duo of Olorunto Segun and Baba Shele allegedly contacted one Akinyele Adebayo ‘M’ to assist to dismember the corpse at the scene of crime and he obliged in the presence of other cohorts.”
“While Baba Shele took away the head of the deceased to unknown destination.”
“Thereafter, the remaining parts of the dismembered body was packed in a sack and buried in a pit near Oyan River at Oke-Ayo village in Imeko.”
“The two arrested suspects on further interrogation admitted their various roles in the dastardly criminal act and took operatives of the Corps to the scene where the remaining parts of the body were dumped with several parts missing.”
The statement added that the prime suspects; Fagbemi Kareem ‘M’ and Baba Shele ‘M’, have been arrested by men of the Ijio Police Division, Oyo State for the same offence, while Lana Ojugbele, Olorunto Segun and Ashipa are still at large.
