Police in Ogun State have arrested two men for allegedly beating a commercial driver, Igwe Monday, to death in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
The suspects, Ogunsola Oluwatomisin and Odusina Olukunle were said to have been hired by one Jonah James, who had claimed to have given a vehicle to Monday for commercial purpose.
The said Jonah James, while suspecting that Monday had absconded with his vehicle, engaged the suspects to locate and arrest him.
The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, while parading the suspects in Abeokuta, said they had confessed that they intercepted the deceased and beat him to death, confirming that “his corpse was dumped at a bush near Faari Motorpark Ilese-Ijebu.”
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According to Alamutu, an informant had on September 23, discovered Monday’s corpse where it was dumped and informed the Anti-kidnapping unit of the police at a pin down point.
He explained that a police investigation led to the arrest of Ogunsola and Odusina.
The CP added that the principal suspect, Jonah James, is on the run, and “intensive hunt to apprehend him and other fleeing suspects have been launched.
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