Landlord’s son arrested for killing tenant in Ondo
The Ondo State police command has arrested one Fatai Bakare, for allegedly killing a 42-year-old woman, Onyimi Grace, at Ore town in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
Disclosing this in a statement issued on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, revealed that the suspect, who is an ex-convict and an internet fraudster, committed the dastardly act on December 8, 2023.
According to the spokesperson, the victim was found in a Ghana must-go bag and hidden in an uncompleted building.
The statement read, “On the 8th of December, 2023, at Ore Division in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, it was reported that one Onyimi Grace, aged 42 years, was found dead and concealed in a Ghana must-go bag in an uncompleted building close to the house and the landlord’s son, Fatai Bakare age: 28years, was strongly suspected because he had blood stains on his leg.
“The Police swiftly visited the scene, but the suspect had absconded. The suspect was later arrested the next day on his way to Ode Irele town in Irele Local Government Area of the state.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is an ex-convict and an internet fraudster. The blood-soaked clothes found in his house were the clothes he wore on the said day.”
The police added that the case would be transferred to the state criminal investigation department of the command for further investigation on the matter.
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