Thursday 14 January 2016

Police arrest eight suspects over varsity lecturer’s killing


The Osun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of Dr. Adedeji Adejobi, who was a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Deji Adejobi.

The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Kola Sodipo, said this in Osogbo on Tuesday at a press conference to review activities of the command in the last quarter of 2015.

Sodipo added that the command arrested 52 robbery suspects and 11 murder suspects from September to December of the same year and recovered 18 vehicles; 22 arms and 37 ammunition among others.

He said, ” The command has been able to lay hands on eight suspects in the case of armed robbery and murder of Dr. Adedeji Adejobi, a lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University and Abdulahhi, the street security guard. The incident occurred on July 14th 2015 at about 11pm in Ile Ife.

” The suspects are: Abiodun Damilola Jawefa; Adegoke Adeolu ; Sunday Okoro; Abiodun Ayeni; Faisal Musa ; Biliaminu Alasan; Sule Victor and Boby Eric.

“The suspects confessed that the beretta pistol which was used to kill Dr. by Adegoke Adeolu belongs to Abiodun Damilola Jawefa and Anthony Okoro who is at large. “

Police report on the killing contradicted the assassination claims in some quarters as the Commissioner stated that the gang had earlier snatched a Toyota Corolla at Ilesa which they used to trail the deceased who was driving home in his Toyota Venza , a sport utility van.

He said the laptop computer of the deceased, phones and cash were recovered at Sabo Ibadan from one of the suspects, Faisal Musa, who he said was one of the major receivers of stolen goods.

He added that a plasma television set, laptop computer; two locally made single barrel guns; one live and three expended cartridges and one empty shelll of 9mm pistol ammunition we’re recovered from the suspects.

The CP stated that the suspects had been arraigned while efforts to arrest Okoro, who shot dead the lecturer and the security guard were still on.

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