Joy Anyim
Detectives from the Ibafo Police Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 31-year-old man, Rexlawson Johnson, for allegedly killing his 20-year-old lover, Patricia John.
The suspect, an indigene of Ebonyi State, had reportedly killed the deceased, on October 30, at Molayo Hotel, at Ibafo.
It was gathered that Johnson and Miss John had passed the night at the hotel, but the former reportedly sneaked out of the room early the next day, after he strangled the deceased.
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According to Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, the hotel staff found the lifeless body of John in the room, with bruises around her neck, during routine check.
Oyeyemi said the Manager of the hotel, one Adebayo Aladesuyi, immediately reported the matter to the police.
He said, “On the strength of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ibafo Police Division, Jide Joshua, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), led detectives to the scene and recovered the corpse to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu for post mortem examination.
“Preliminary investigation later revealed that the deceased checked into the hotel with a man who sneaked out of the hotel after killing her.
“Consequently, the DPO and his men commenced technical and intelligence based investigation, which led to unraveling the identity of the suspect.
“He was subsequently traced and apprehended by the detectives.
“On interrogation, he confessed checking into the hotel with the deceased and that they had a misunderstanding which led to physical assault between them.
“In the process, he said the woman collapsed and gave up the ghost. He subsequently left the corpse in the room and sneaked out of the hotel.
“Commissioner of police (CP), Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), for further investigation and diligent prosecution.”
The PPRO said Mr. Ajogun had also appealed to hoteliers in the State to always have proper documentation of customers in order to assist the police in similar situation.
