The Ogun State police command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu, for allegedly killing his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that the suspect was reported to the Atan Ota divisional headquarters by one Odunayo Mathew for assaulting and stabbing his mother-in-law.
The suspect, who is married to the daughter of the deceased, was in the habit of beating his wife on any slight provocation.
“On the fateful day, the suspect, as usual, had beaten up his wife and inflicted injuries on her. The deceased went to meet him in order to warn him to desist from beating her daughter.
“On sighting the deceased in his house, the suspect descended heavily on her, beat her mercilessly before stabbing her in the ribs with a knife.
“The deceased was rushed to a hospital for treatment but gave up the ghost in the process,” the statement said.
Upon realising that his mother-in-law was dead, the suspect reportedly fled from home.
“The DPO, Atan Ota Division, CSP Abolade Oladigbolu, there and then detailed his detectives to go after him and bring him to justice. The detectives embarked on intelligence based investigation, which led them to his hideout in Ikorodu Lagos State where he was eventually apprehended.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a member of a notorious cult group in the area. He was also one of those who led hoodlums to burn down Atan Ota police Division during the #endsars protest, and killed the Divisional Crime Officer on the 21st of October 2020, ”the statement reads in part.
Oyeyemi said the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.
