Joy Anyim
A 20-year-old suspected ritualist, Festus Simon, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing a 12-year-old boy, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Simon and his accomplice reportedly kidnapped and killed the deceased on October 1st, and subsequently fled his resident at Iyana church area of Iwo road Ibadan to Simawa area of Ogun state.
It was learnt that the wanted suspect had pretend to be a job seeker in his new location, but information about the heinous crime perpetrated by the suspect soon filtered to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Sotubo Division, Samuel Adefolalu a Superintendent of Police, who quickly led detectives to the suspect’s hideout.
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Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement confirming the arrest of the suspect said, “ Information further revealed that the suspect has been on the wanted list of Oyo state police command in connection with the killing of the innocent boy and his accomplice has since been arrested.
“He has made useful statement, while the Oyo state police command had been contacted for onwards transfer of the suspect. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Edward Ajogun, has warned that Ogun state will never be a safe haven for criminal because the best form of community policing is what we practice here thereby making it difficult for any criminal to hibernate anywhere in the state.”
