Operatives
of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old woman, Aderonke
Ayinde, for allegedly dumping the corpse of her lover, Asimiu Abiodun, in the
bush.
The
suspect was reportedly caught by a neighbour, Makinde Ishola, while trying to
dump the corpse of her lover, who had passed the night in her rented apartment,
in the bush.
Abiodun
was said to have died in the middle of the night at the suspect’s No. 1 Asalu
Compound, Abeokuta, residence.
The Police
Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a
statement made available to Punch on Thursday.
The PPRO
said, “The arrest of the suspect followed a report lodged in the Oke-Itoku Police
Station by one Makinde Ishola, who reported that he received information that a
middle-aged man, whose name was later known as Asimiu Abiodun, came to visit
the suspect at her No. 1 Asalu Compound, Abeokuta, residence.
“The said
man died in the middle of the night in questionable circumstances.
“He
(Ishola) stated further that the suspect took the dead body to a nearby bush
that night and dumped it there, unknown to her that somebody nearby was
observing the whole thing.”
Oyeyemi
added, “On the strength of the report, the DPO, Oke-Itoku Division, SP Olatoye
Kotonu, led detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested
and the corpse evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy.
“Upon
interrogation, the suspect claimed that the deceased was her long time lover,
who used to pass the night in her place, but on that fateful day, he 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 of the body out of fear.”
The family
of the deceased, according to Oyeyemi, has been contacted by the police for
proper identification.
He added
that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had 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.
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