Kolese Womiloju, a 45-year-old farmer in Ogun
State, has been arrested by Ogun State
Police Command for killing a Fulani herdsman, Abubakar Sidi Usman for entering
his farmland.
State, has been arrested by Ogun State
Police Command for killing a Fulani herdsman, Abubakar Sidi Usman for entering
his farmland.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations
Officer for the command, told the press today that the farmer in connivance
with his 25-year-old son Taiwo Womiloju murdered the 32-year-old herdsman on
the 22nd of April 2020.
Officer for the command, told the press today that the farmer in connivance
with his 25-year-old son Taiwo Womiloju murdered the 32-year-old herdsman on
the 22nd of April 2020.
He said the suspects were arrested following a
report by one Usman Bello who reported at Odeda divisional headquarters that
the deceased who was his younger brother has a cattle settlement at Gbagba
Elewure village has gone missing.
report by one Usman Bello who reported at Odeda divisional headquarters that
the deceased who was his younger brother has a cattle settlement at Gbagba
Elewure village has gone missing.
The PPRO said “Upon his report, search party
was organised for him. Later in the evening, the deceased corpse was found in
an abandoned well in the nearby bush where he was dumped.
was organised for him. Later in the evening, the deceased corpse was found in
an abandoned well in the nearby bush where he was dumped.
The DPO Odeda division, CSP Ajayi Williams led his
detectives to the scene where the victim was seen with a deep matchet cut all
over his body.
detectives to the scene where the victim was seen with a deep matchet cut all
over his body.
Having confirmed that the deceased was murdered in
cold blood, the DPO and his men commenced an intelligence based investigation
into the case which led to the arrest of a father and his son who also live in
the same village with the victim.
cold blood, the DPO and his men commenced an intelligence based investigation
into the case which led to the arrest of a father and his son who also live in
the same village with the victim.
“On interrogation, they both confessed to the
killing of the deceased because they saw him grazing his cows around their
farm”.
killing of the deceased because they saw him grazing his cows around their
farm”.
They stated further that the deceased was warned
to take his cattle away from the area and when he refused, he was beaten with a
charmed ring which made him to be unconscious after which he was matcheted to
death. He was then dragged to an abandoned well about one kilometer to the
place and dumped there
to take his cattle away from the area and when he refused, he was beaten with a
charmed ring which made him to be unconscious after which he was matcheted to
death. He was then dragged to an abandoned well about one kilometer to the
place and dumped there
CP Kenneth Ebrimson, the commissioner of police in
the state, ordered that the suspects be
transferred to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and
intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
the state, ordered that the suspects be
transferred to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and
intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
