An 18-year-old identified as Jamiu Malomo, has been arrested for stabbing to death a 28-year-old ‘runs girl’ in Ogun state.
The lady, Azeezat Akande was stabbed to death following a disagreement over payment after Malomo picked her up.
According to a statement released by the spokeman of the Ogun state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Malomo was arrested following a report lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the chairman, Ilupeju community, oke Aregba Abeokuta, that they woke up on Sunday morning, July 18, to discover a lifeless body of a young lady, who was stabbed to death on a rock in the area, with a knife soaked with blood beside her.
Upon the report, the DPO Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau and his detectives moved to the scene from where the corpse was moved to state hospital Ijaye mortuary.
The DPO and his crack detectives then embarked on intelligence and forensic investigations to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of the deceased.
Their efforts paid off when they received information that the person who was seen last with the deceased wa sighted at about 11:45 pm on Thursday 22nd of July 2021, at 380 bar Panseke area of Abeokuta, where he was trying to pick another ”runs girl”. The detectives quickly moved in there and got him arrested.
”On interrogation, the suspect who was just released from prison custody last month, confessed to killing the deceased. According to him, he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure. After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the victim demanded for the N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only eight thousand naira with him.
This led to hot argument between them. He then gave his phone to the deceased to hold and wait for him on the road to go and bring the money for her. While the deceased was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife unknown to the victim and he stabbed her deeply on her neck resulting to the instant death of the deceased.”
According to Abimbola, the state commissioner of police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
