Police arrest 35 year -old man for allegedly shooting co-tenant

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 35 year old man, Obinna Kalu for allegedly shooting his co-tenant in the rib while the victim was sleeping in her room in Sabo-Ilupeju area of Abeokuta North Local Government of the State.

Penpushing reports that, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the arrest of the suspect followed a report made at Sabo/Ilupeju divisional headquarters by one Olayiwola Kareem.

The police spokesman said Kalu who had been at loggerhead with the victim, Adijat Balogun sneaked into her room and shot her on the right rib, and thereafter, went into his(suspect) apartment packed all his belongings and ran away

‘Upon the report, the DPO Sabo/Ilupeju division SP Mustapha Opawoye quickly led his men to the scene where the victim was quickly rescued to state hospital ijaye and was later referred to Federal Medical Center Abeokuta for medical attention’, he stated.

Penpushing further reports that,Oyeyemi said the operatives embarked on a massive manhunt, adding that with the cooperation of members of the public, the suspect was eventually arrested on the 16th of March 2021.

‘On interrogation, the suspect initially denied been the person that shot the victim, but when he was asked for the rationale behind his sudden action of evacuating his belongings and running away from the house, he was unable to argue further’, Oyeyemi stated.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Edward  Ajogun has ordered the transfer of the case to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.

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