Osun Police Parade Suspects For Rape, Murder, Armed Robbery Allegations (Photos)

Osun State Police Command on Thursday paraded seven suspects for varying crimes ranging from murder, defilement of a 3-year-old girl, and armed robbery across the state.

Parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Osogbo, the Commissoner of Police in the state, Mr Johnson Kokumo advised people in various communities to always make information available to the police with the promise that such information would be treated with strict confidence.

On 14th February, 2020 at 1:00am, one Babalola Juwon, aged 25years of Ila-Orangun and two others at large were said to have broken into the houses of four victims and robbed them of their belongings worth over #400,000 with the use of dangerous weapons such as cutlasses and bottles.

“One of the victims Abiodun Yusuf was badly injured on the head. On 21/02/2020 the gang leader Babalola Juwon was apprehended by the combined efforts of the police and members of the community at Ila-Orangun. Exhibits recovered include: five mobile phones,” the CP said.

A man, Adeyeye Olusesan, aged 29, was accused of defiling a 3 year old girl who has been hospitalised.

“On 18th February, 2020 at 10:00am, the complainant left her daughter aged 3 years(victim) with her man friend named Adeyele Olusesan Male aged 29 years whom she met sometimes in July, 2019 and they have been living together since. In February, 2020 on arrival from the farm, she discovered that her daughter(victim) was not cheerful as usual and having moved closer to where she was helplessly lying down, she noticed that the victim was bleeding.

“Upon receipt of the complaint, police swung into action and arrested the suspect who confessed to the crime during the course of investigation. The victim was taken to hospital for medical examination and treatment where she is still receiving treatment as the medical reveals that there was extensive laceration into the rectum. The suspect will be charged to court after completion of thorough investigation,” the Police said.

“On 23rd February, 2020 at 5:00pm, a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada rider at Bode Osi, Olaoluwa local government area of Osun State reported that he carried a passenger later identified as one Adeniji Basiru Azeez male aged 28 years going to Iwo Oke, on their way along the Bush path, one Nurudeen Azeez male 39 years suddenly came out from the bush with mask on his face and wooden stick,both attacked and injured him on the right hand thereby carted away his Bajaj motorcycle. He immediately raised an alarm and the above two suspects were arrested by the police through the help of vigilante and commercial motorcyclists. Exhibits recovered from them are: a keg containing water, a black nylon used as mask, the Bajaj motorcycle that was snatched and the wooden stick used in perpetrating the crime. Suspects who had made useful statement in connection with the crime will be charged to court after the completion of investigations.

“On 24th February, 2020 at 4:40pm, Operation “PUFF ADDER” patrol team along RCC Ilesa/Akure Express road, Ile-Ife intercepted and brought two suspects namely: Babatunde Odunayo male 29 years, Akinola Tosin male 27 years who claimed to be military personnel to ‘A’ divisional headquarters, ile-ife for the offence of suspected armed robbery, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.

“On 31/01/2020 at about 9:00am, the complainant reported at the police station that while operating his POS at Ajebamidele area,Ile-Ife, two men with their UBA ATM intended to withdraw #50,000(Fifty thousand naira only) of which the ATM card was not functioning. The acclaimed Army personnel threatened the victim with sword and Jack knife when the POS operator refused to hand over the sum of #50,000 to them for his non receipt of a credit alert in like sum.

“Also, another complainant was also robbed of #30,000(thirty thousand naira only) at his POS stand by the same set of gang. Moreso, on 24/02/2020, the same gang went to Ipetumodu with their usual modus operandi which eventually led to their arrest by operation “PUFF ADDER” patrol team along RCC Ilesa/Akure Express road, ile-ife while attempting to extort another person with the sum of #24,000(twenty-four thousand naira only). On information of arrest and transfer to SCID, five other victims (POS OPERATORS) surfaced. Over four hundred thousand naira has been recovered as exhibits(money extorted POS operators). Other exhibits recovered from the suspects were: seven airtel sim cards, one face cap, five different ATM cards, one National ID card, one other ID card. The suspects will be charged to court after the completion of investigation.”

The CP also revealed that a 35- year-old man, Idowu Adebare, allegedly beheaded his friend, James Yankume over a disagreement.

“On 25th February, 2020 there was a misunderstanding between the deceased James Yankume male aged 35 years and Idowu Adejare(male) both from Ikotu village, Awo. The next day 26th February 2020 at about 6:00am, the said suspect went to the deceased’s house with cutlass and Dane gun, chased him and the wife out of the house and eventually inflicted several machete cuts on his body, beheaded and dumped same inside the forest. Dedicated efforts from Anti-Homicide Detectives led to the recovery of the decomposing head few days after the incident. He will soon be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.”