By Tunde Sholanke

Police in Ogun State have arrested two suspects, Azeez Usman and Owolaja Aanuoluwapo, who purchased a 2016 Hyundai Elanta car belonging to the murdered Abeokuta couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye.

The assailants, one of which was the driver to the deceased couple and the murder mastermind, Lekan Adekanbi, had confessed to slaughtering the couple on the new year day.

The killer squad which also included one Ahmed Odetola, Akamo; and Waheed Adeniji, Koffi, after slaughtering the couple, took away their only surviving child, Oreoluwa; and their adopted child, Felix Olorunyomi in the Hyundai car.

Both Oreoluwa and Felix, who met the gang during the operation and identified the driver, were tied in the boot of the Hyundai car before they were later thrown into a river along Adigbe/Obada-Oko area of Abeokuta.

Felix escaped from the river, but Oreoluwa was unlucky, his remains were later discovered after the third day on the river.

The killers later parked the car at a street in Oke-Ata for three days before same was moved and sold to the buyers at a ridiculous amount of N150, 000.

The killer squad were arrested at different points in Ogun State, while the driver, Lekan, claimed he masterminded the murder because his late boss was unkind to him.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi,said the arrest of the buyers, followed the confession of the members of the killer squad.

Oyeyemi said both Azeez and Owolaja were aware that the car was related to a crime before they agreed to buy the car for a paltry sum of N150, 000.

Oyeyemi added: “In its determination to bring all those directly or indirectly involved in the gruesome murder of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their only son Oreoluwa to justice, operatives of Ogun state Police Command apprehended the two suspects who bought the stolen car of the deceased.

“The two suspects, Azeez Usman and Owolaja Aanuoluwapo were arrested at different locations in the state following the confession of the earlier arrested suspects who informed the police that the car was sold to Azeez Usman at rate of N150, 000.

“After killing the couple, the suspects got hold of their son OreOluwa and their adopted child, Felix Olorunyomi, tied them with rope and put them in the booth of the Hyundai car with which they drove them to Ogun river bridge at Adigbe area, where they threw them into the river.

“The suspects later parked the car somewhere in Oke Ata area of Abeokuta, but later contacted Owolaja AanuOluwapo who went there and drove the vehicle to Azeez Usman’s workshop where the car was butchered into pieces and sold in parts.

“Police investigation revealed that the two suspects were duly informed that the car was stolen, but they went ahead and bought it at the rate of N150,000.”

According to Oyeyemi also said the state Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba has ordered that all the suspects be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.

By Tunde Sholanke

The Lagos State Government has ordered a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of death of late Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, a 12 -year -old student of Chrisland School in Lagos

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN),who gave the directive on Monday,disclosed that thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause of death.

“A coroner’s Inquest has immediately been requested, in line with section 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, to determine the cause and circumstances of death.

“By Section 14(1)(d) of the Coroners’ System Law of the State: “A report of death shall be made to any of the agencies for the report of death or the office of the Coroner and be subject to post-mortem examination where there is reasonable cause to believe that the cause of death was: violent, unnatural or suspicious.”

“Section 15(1) and (9) further enjoins the Coroner to hold an inquest whenever he or she is informed that the death of the deceased person was in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation or believes an inquest is desirable following the report of a reportable death”

He noted that as a government, the security and wellbeing of citizens are of utmost importance while assuring the public that everything will be done to ensure that the cause of death is known.

He added:”The findings of this investigation will be made public in due course and appropriate sanctions meted out to anyone found culpable”.