A suspected cult member, simply known as Bobo, terrorising Igbesa and its environs in Ogun State, has been declared wanted by the police.
The suspect was declared wanted over the gruesome murder of an automobile mechanic, Salaudeen Lawal .
The deceased who was called to fix a vehicle which developed a mechanical fault was accused by Bobo and his colleagues of obstructing the road with the vehicle he was repairing, the police spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained.
The accusation was said to have led to an argument between them, consequent upon which the said Bobo broke a bottle and stabbed the deceased on his hand and cut one of the veins.
Distress call was said to be made to the police at Igbesa divisional headquarters and the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Abayomi Adeniji, quickly led his men to the scene and rescued the victim to the hospital where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.
The suspect, having realised what he did fled immediately but one of his accomplices was arrested by the police.
He was said to be helping the police in their investigation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered a massive manhunt for the suspect.
He also directed that the case be taken over by the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
The CP also appealed to residents of the area to remain calm, promising that the command would do everything possible to apprehend the fleeing suspect who is neither a student of the only tertiary institution in the town nor an indigene of the town.
