A couple, Taiwo Olutufese Ajalorun and Salawa Oyenusi Ajalorun were on Wednesday arrested along with six others by men of Ogun State Police Command, for kidnapping, killing and dismembering of a 26 years old mother of two, Oyindamola Adeyemi.
Other members of the syndicate included; Lukman Oladele, Kayode Ibrahim, Bello Akeem, Alebiosu Adebayo, Fatai Rasheed and Fatai Jimoh.
The command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
According to Oyeyemi, the suspects were apprehended following a report lodged at Obalende Divisional headquarters, Ijebu-Ode by one Ojo Omolara, who reported that her neighbour, Oyindamola Adeyemi left home since morning of Wednesday 28th of December 2022.
She added that Oyindamola does not return home and her phone has since then been switched off.
“Since it is not 24 hours, she was advised to come back”.
“But the following day, been 29th of December 2022, while patrol team from Obalende division were on routine patrol, a dismembered body of a lady was discovered by the road side and the body was taken to a mortuary”.
“Fortunately, the mortuary is a stone throw distance away from the house of the deceased and one of the mortuary workers, who knew about the missing person, called the attention of the deceased family to come and have a look at the body brought by the police”.
“On getting there, the deceased friend, Ojo Omolara was able to identify it through the bra and underwear she put on since her head was already chopped off”.
“Having recognized the body, the DPO Obalende Division, SP Murphy Salami mobilized his crack detectives and embarked on a technical and intelligence based investigation which led them to Taiwo Olutufese Ajalorun a herbalist whose possession the deceased Itel phone was recovered”.
“He was promptly arrested, and a search warrant was duly executed in his house, where a container full of human blood later discovered to be that of the deceased was recovered”.
“His arrest led to the apprehension of his friend, Lukman Oladele whose house the legs of the deceased were also recovered”.
“They both made confessional statements which led to the arrest of other suspects who are buyers of different parts of the deceased body”.
