Force crest is on a police officer in Abuja on October 3rd, 2020
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The Ogun state police command has arrested a
20-year-old suspected ritual killer, Festus Simon who was accused
of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ibadan the Oyo state
capital
According to police authority, the suspect was arrested on the
4th of this month following information received by the police at
Sotubo divisional headquarters Shagamu that the suspect who killed
his victim on the 1st of October 2020 fled his residence at Iyana
church area of Iwo road Ibadan
“He moved to Simawa area of Ogun state under the pretense of
looking for a job in order to evade police arrest” the police
spokesman said.
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“Information further revealed that the suspect has been on the
wanted list of Oyo state police command in connection with the
killing of the innocent twelve-year-old and his accomplice has
since been arrested.”
Upon obtaining the information, the Divisiinal Police Officer,
Sotubo Division, SP Samuel Adefolalu led his detectives to the
suspected killer’s hideout and he was promptly arrested.
Police says he has made a useful statement, while the Oyo state
police command has been contacted for onwards transfer of the
suspect.
On the strength of this, the Ogun commissioner of police CP
Edward Awolowo Ajogun has warned that the state will never be a
safe haven to any criminal.