Police operatives in Ogun State have apprehended an 18 years old boy, Jamiu Malomo, who allegedly murdered a 28 years old lady Azeezat Akande.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters, Abeokuta, Ogun State, by the chairman, Ilupeju community, Oke Aregba, Abeokuta that they woke up in the morning of Sunday July 18, 2021 to discover the lifeless body of a young lady, who was stabbed to death on a rock in the area, with a knife soaked with blood beside her.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police, Officer, DPO, Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau, and his detectives moved to the scene from where the corpse was moved to State Hospital, Ijaye, mortuary.
The DPO and his crack detectives embarked on intelligence and forensic investigations to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of the deceased.
Their efforts paid off when they received an information that the person who was seen last with the deceased had been sighted at about 11:45 p.m. of Thursday July 22, 2021, at 3AD bar Panseke area of Abeokuta, where he was trying to pick another runs girl.
The detectives quickly moved in there and got him arrested.
On interrogation, the suspect who was just released from prison custody last month, confessed to killing the deceased.
According to him, he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure.
After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the victim demanded the sum of N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only N8,000.
That was said to have led to hot argument between them.
The suspect said the then gave his phone to the deceased to hold and wait for him on the road to bring the money for her.
While the deceased was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife unknown to the victim and he stabbed her deeply on her neck resulting in her death.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
The CP also warned criminals to stop testing the resolve of the command to bring any criminal to book no matter where they were because the command was ready more than ever before to ensure that no criminal went unpunished.
