From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested one Abegunde Olaniyi, for allegedly killing Mrs. Grace Ajibola, an Evangelist with Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Oke Imole, Agbeni, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Addressing newsmen at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele , Ibadan , the Commissioner of Police,Oyo State, Shina Olukolu explained,
“On 17th March, 2020 , one Mrs Grace Ajibola, an Evangelist with Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Oke Imole Agbeni, Ibadan was brutally attacked, robbed and killed in her residence at Oluyole area of Ibadan by one Abegunde Olaniyi.
Olukolu stated that the criminal suspect who had been and errand boy to the victim hit her with a wooden object, strangulated her and later carted away her Tecno Cell Phone and her three Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards having discovered a huge sum of money about Two Million (N2m) naira in the victims bank account .
He discovered that her master (victim) had the large sum in Bank when she sent him to withdraw money from Automated Teller Machine in one of the new generation banks at Apata Area, Ibadan.
The Police boss explained further that as soon as the incident was reported at Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) office, a team of SARS operatives embarked on discreet investigation to fish out the criminal. He was later arrested in his hideout in Akure, Ondo State.
Olukolu said that the suspect had confessed to the crime and explained in details how he had already withdrawn cash sum of Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120, 000) only from the victims bank account before he was arrested.
A Techno Cell Phone and two ATM Cards belonging to the victims and the wooden object that the suspect used to hit the victim have been recovered.
The commissioner of Police pointed out that the press briefing was held to showcase the arrest of suspected notorious armed robbers/criminal receivers, kidnappers, impersonators terrorizing the state.
Olukolu however called on the people of the state to support the Police via community policing based partnership with the Oyo State Police Command by giving credible information that will assist security agency in curbing activities of criminal elements in the state.
Meanwhile, the suspect told journalists said that he didn’t know what came over him on that faithful day he killed the aged woman.
“That day, I was sent to withdraw money for her with her ATM card, having discovered huge amount of money in her account, I decided to kill her and take possession of the money”, he added regretfully.