A 20 years old suspected ritual killer, Festus Simon, accused of killing a 12 years old boy in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State.
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday following an information received by the police at Sotubo Divisional Headquarters, Shagamu, Ogun State, that he killed his victim on October 1, 2020 and fled his residence at Iyana Church area of Iwo Road Ibadan to Simawa area of Ogun State under the pretence of looking for job.
His plan was to evade police arrest.
The spokesman of the police in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said information further revealed that the suspect had been on wanted list of Oyo State Police command in connection with the killing of the 12 years old and his accomplice had since been arrested.
Upon the information, the DPO Sotubo division SP Samuel Adefolalu, led his detectives to his hiding place where he was arrested.
He was said to have made useful statement, while the Oyo state police command had been contacted for onwards transfer of the suspect.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has warned that Ogun State would never be a safe haven for any criminal.
He said the best form of community policing was what was being practiced in the state, thereby making it difficult for any criminal to hibernate anywhere.
