45 YEAR OLD WOMAN ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED SECRET BURIAL OF LOVER
‘Police in Ogun State have on 20/02/2019 arrested a 45 year old woman Aderonke Ayinde while trying to dump the corpse of a man who was later identified as her man friend in a bush, the police spokesman said.
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said the deceased identified as Asimiu Abiodun slept in the home of the suspect located at number 1 Asalu Compound Abeokuta and man died in the middle of the night in a questionable circumstance.
‘The arrest of the suspect followed a report lodged at Oke-Itoku Police station by one Makinde Ishola who reported that he received an information that a middle aged man whose name was later known as Asimiu Abiodun came to visit the suspect at her residence situated at No.1 Asalu Compound Abeokuta and that the said man died in the middle of the night in a questionable circumstance’.
The police image maker stated further that the suspect took the dead body of the deceased to a nearby bush in that night and dumped it there, not knowing that somebody nearby was observing the whole thing.
‘ On the strength of the report, the DPO Oke-Itoku Division, SP Olatoye Kotonu led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the corpse evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy’, he stated.
Penpushing also reports that, Oyeyemi said, on interrogation, the suspect claimed that the deceased was her longtime lover who used to pass night in her place, but on that fateful day, he came as usual, but suddenly developed a strange illness in the night and before she could call for help, the man gave up the ghost.
The Police Command Public Relations Officer, added that the suspect further stated that she decided to dispose the body out of fear, adding that the family of the deceased has been contacted by the Police for proper identification.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has directed the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the case for proper investigation and possible prosecution of the suspect.
