Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta

A 43- year -old man, Adebisi Akinrinmola , has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly shooting his rival, Ademola Asimiyu, to death over a woman both of them were dating.

A police source said the incident occurred on Sunday at about 3pm at Ajebo Village in Ijebu- Igbo area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect claimed that the deceased has been threatening him for quite some time now over the woman he was dating.

He said the suspect also claimed that the 36- year -old Asimiyu had accused him of snatching the woman from him and had warned him to leave the woman.

Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said trouble started when the deceased met the suspect with the said woman while returning from the farm and a hot argument ensued between the two men.

He said , “ The suspect claimed that it was the deceased that brought out a machete and made attempt to hit him which prompted him too to bring out a dane gun and shot him to death. ”

After the tragic incident , Oyeyemi said a distress call was made to the police Divisional Headquarters at Ijebu Igbo , and the Divisional Police Officer , Agene James, led detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the dane gun recovered.

He said the corpse of the deceased has been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered that the suspect be transferred to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran , Abeokuta, for further investigation.

Iliyasu warned residents of the state of consequences of jungle justice , stressing that the law would deal decisively with anyone caught taking laws into his own hand.

He described the incident as barbaric which “ is not acceptable in any sane society."


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BiafranBushBoy:
I know I am supposed to blame the shooter and the shootee...

But as usual.... Something caused it!

"But I say unto ye all seeing my comment... Fear Girls... and your days shall be long"

I need an Hallelujah

BiafranBushBoy:
I know I am supposed to blame the shooter and the shootee...

But as usual.... Something caused it!

"But I say unto ye all seeing my comment... Fear Girls... and your days shall be long"

I need an Hallelujah

ReneeNuttall:


Is it the gal that told them to kill each other?