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Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Police arrest driver, friend over murder of Ogun businesswoman

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A commercial vehicle driver and his friend are currently in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command for the alleged murder of a businesswoman.

According to the police, the driver, Gbenga Ogungbemi, and his friend, Tosin Olobamoyo, dumped the victim's corpse in a bush on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway after robbing her of N400,000.

The victim, identified as Evelyn Ebere, was a trader and resident of the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, according to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.

The PPRO stated that the suspects were arrested following a report about Ebere’s disappearance.

He added that the anti-kidnapping unit of the command embarked on intelligence and technical-based investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspects in different locations.

Oyeyemi said, “On interrogation, Gbenga informed the detectives that he is the driver of a Toyota Carina car with number plate AGD 107 GU, with which he was hired to convey the victim to Ire-Ekiti on a charter arrangement, where she intended to buy 26 kegs of palm oil.

“He stated further that he was accompanied by his friend, Tosin Olobayomo, on the journey. While on the road, they both decided to dispossess the woman of the money she wanted to use to purchase the palm oil, consequent upon which they drove her into a bush along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, where they dispossessed her of N400,000.

He added that “Since the deceased knew them very well, being Gbenga’s regular customer, they decided to kill her and dump her corpse in the bush.

“The remains of the victim have been recovered in the bush along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and have been deposited in the General Hospital morgue for autopsy.”

He added that the CP had directed that the suspects be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as investigation was concluded.

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