By Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti

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The Ekiti State Police command at the weekend confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection with the recent killing of a middle-aged woman identified as Aina Adeyemi, who was robbed and later shot dead by  suspected robbers.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Mr Sunday Abutu, on July 6, the police received a distress call that a woman who was later identified as one Aina Adeyemi was robbed and shot dead by an unknown gunman riding on an unregistered Boxer Bajaj motorcycle at Fabian Junction, beside Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus, Ado-Ekiti.

“The Command immediately deployed officials of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the scene where the victim was met in a pool of blood. She was rushed to Ekiti State Teaching Hospital where she was confirmed dead by the doctors.

“Investigation by the Command Rapid Response Squad led to the arrest of one of the suspects, one Omowaye Ayodele, a.k.a Baba Ogbon, in Akure, Ondo State capital.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have taken part in the commission of the crime and mentioned one Ojo Temidayo a.k.a Yellow and Busarí Lookman, a.k.a Abbey as accomplices.

“According to the suspect, Lookman a.k.a Abbey, went ahead to shoot and rob the victim, while himself and Temidayo a.k.a Yellow, were standing beside the road very close to the scene of the crime to monitor the environment and describe the victim to Lookman, who carried out the operation.

“Intensified efforts by the operatives of the RRS led to the arrest of Lookman, who confessed during interrogation that he was the one who shot the deceased victim and robbed her of a cash sum of N155,000.

“He mentioned Omowaye Ayodele a.k.a A.Y Baba Ogbon and Ojo Temidayo a.k.a Yellow, as his accomplices, including one Sunday Onyema, who is at large.

“According to him, the money robbed was handed over to Ayodele a.k.a A.Y Baba Ogbon and a sum of fifty thousand naira was given to him as his own share,”the PPRO said.

According to Abutu, Omowaye Ayodele further confessed that he is also a member of a kidnapping syndicate that recently kidnapped Late Professor Femi Olaofe at Federal Housing Area, Ado-Ekiti.

“Ayodele added that he was arrested in 2015 for kidnapping, imprisoned and was released recently on May 5, 2024, after completing his jail term. He also confessed also that himself and his gang members had attacked and robbed different Point of Sale (POS) operators at different locations in Ado-Ekiti such as Bawa Estate Area, Better Life Area, amongst others.

“Ojo Temidayo a.k.a Yellow, also confessed that he is an Indian hemp seller and a fraudster.

‘The arrested suspects are currently undergoing investigation and will be arraigned accordingly, while effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing member of the gang who is allegedly in custody of the arms they use for their operations,”Abutu stated.