Ogun State Police Command on Friday revealed how its operatives arrested the three persons suspected to be behind the murder of ex-Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, staff, Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola and son, Oreoluwa.
In a statement released by the spokesman of the command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the arrest followed a painstaking intelligence-based investigation embarked upon by men of the command.
The suspects are Lekan Adekanbi (a.k.a Koroba), Ahmed Odetola (a.k.a Akamo) and Waheed Adeniji (a.k.a Koffi).
The three persons were killed in the most gruesome manner on the eve of New year celebration immediately they returned from Cross-over service, and the murderers also set their corpses ablaze in order to cover their tracks.
The spokesman said upon the report of the dastardly act, the Commissioner of Police directed the Homicide section of the state criminal investigation department to take over the case and ensure that the culprits were brought to justice.
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In the course of investigation, one Lekan Adekanbi, a driver to the deceased family, was arrested based on circumstantial evidence, while investigation continued.
The police spokesman said the arrested suspect, Lekan Adekanbi, suddenly collapsed in the cell on the January 2, 2023, and he was rushed to the hospital for medical care.
He said while in the hospital receiving treatment, Adekanbi suddenly jumped from the bed and escaped through the fence of the hospital.
His escape, the police officer said, was a further confirmation of the police suspicion of his involvement in the case.
The police spokesman stated further: “There and then, the Commissioner of Police ordered the State anti-kidnapping unit to join forces with the homicide unit in order to get the escaped driver and his accomplices arrested.
“The two teams, in compliance with the CP’s directive, embarked on technical and intelligence driven investigation and traced the movement of the suspect to his elder brother in Iseyin, Oyo State, but he had left the place before the arrival of the police.
“The teams further intensified their efforts which yielded positive results when Lekan Adekanbi was apprehended in his hideout somewhere in Abeokuta on the 21st of January 2023.
“On interrogation, Lekan Adekanbi who has been the couple’s driver since 2018 confessed to being the mastermind of the dastardly act.
“He stated that he invited the other two suspects Ahmed Odetola (a.k.a Akamo) and Waheed Adeniyi (a.k.a Koffi) to come and join him in order to rob the couple.
“He confessed further that he took the step because the couple refused to increase his salary, and that he approached them for loan to buy motorcycle, but they didn’t oblige him.”
