Ogun Police Arrests Father, Son After Dumping Herdsman Body In Abandoned Well
By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
Ogun State Police Command has arrested father and son who conspired and murdered a herdsman and dumped his remains in an abandoned well in the nearby bush where he was killed.
The suspects 45 year old, Kolese Womiloju and his 25 year old son Taiwo Womiloju of Gbagba Elewure village in Odeda local government area are already cooling off in custody for conspiracy and murder of Abubakar Sidi Usman, a 32 year old herdsman on April 22nd, 2020.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this a press release issued on Sunday and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta.
He revealed that the suspects were arrested following a report by Usman Bello who reported at Odeda divisional headquarters that the deceased who was his younger brother and has a cattle settlement at Gbagba Elewure village has gone missing. Upon his report, a search party was organised for him.
He further stated: “Later in the evening, the deceased corpse was found in an abandoned well in the nearby bush where he was thrown into after killing him.
“The DPO Odeda division, CSP Ajayi Williams led his detectives to the scene where the victim was seen with a deep machete cut all over his body.
“Having confirmed that the deceased was murdered in cold blood, the DPO and his men commenced an intelligence based investigation into the case which led to the arrest of the father and his son who also live in the same village with the victim.
“On interrogation, they both confessed to the killing of the deceased because they saw him grazing his cows around their farm.
“They stated further that the deceased was warned to take his cattle away from the area and when he refused, he was beaten with a charmed ring which made him to be unconscious after which he was macheted to death.
“He was then dragged to an abandoned well about one kilometer to the place and dumped there.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered that the suspects be transferred to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
The CP also warned that those who are in the habit of taking laws into their own hands will not find it easy with the command because jungle justice has no place in our laws.
