Ritualist 20, Who Killed Boy, 12 In Oyo Nabbed In Ogun
By Moshood Adebayo
- A suspected ritual killer, Festus Simon, 20, accused of killing a 12-year old boy in Ibadan, Oyo State capital has been apprehended by operatives of Ogun State Police Command.
A suspected ritual killer, Festus Simon, 20, accused of killing a 12-year old boy in Ibadan, Oyo State capital has been apprehended by operatives of Ogun State Police Command.
The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement today said the suspect was arrested yesterday at Simawa, in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, following an intelligence report.
Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspect, allegedly killed his victim on Thursday, October 1, this year.
“He later fled his resident at Iyana Church Area of Iwo Road, Ibadan to the area where he was arrested under the pretence of looking for job”.
The PPRO, further stated that the suspect had been on the wanted list of the Oyo State Police Command, after his accomplice, who had been arrested, implicated him.
While, the Oyo State Police Command has been contacted for onwards transfer of the suspect, Oyeyemi quoted the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun as warning that the state will never be a safe haven to any criminal.
“The best form of community policing is what we practise here (Ogun), thereby making it difficult for any criminal to hibernate anywhere in the state”, he stated.
