Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Police Officer In Oyo

Oyo State Police Command at the weekend said it has arrested suspected killers of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) serving at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Iyaganku, Ogunleye Daniel.

Police said the suspects, Oyetumbi Ademola, Michael Adeniyi, Gabriel Adeniyi and Kafilat Tiamiyu were arrested following a painstaking intelligence-led investigation.

The command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso while parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan said the deceased, who was a resident in Ori-Agogo community, in Odo-Ona Kekere axis of Oluyole Local government Area of the state was killed by the assailants after robbing him and other members of his family.

He said after the case was transferred from Idi-Ayunre Police Divisional Headquarters to the SCID Iyaganku for further investigation, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department’s Anti- Robbery section immediately swung into action and tracked the suspects using a mobile phone found at the scene of the crime.

According to him: “On 29/04/ 2023 at about 0100hrs, a group of Suspected Armed Robbers, numbering five (5) invaded Ori-Agogo area of odo-Ona Kekere in Ibadan and robbed several residents of their belongings. During the robbery operation, ASP Ogunleye Daniel was killed.

“This far, two Samsung phones belonging to their victims alongside; a 1999 Hyundai Elantra vehicle (Their getaway car) and a cut to size locally made barrel used by the assailants have been recovered.

“In the same vein, during the process of voluntarily confessing to the crimes committed, they further revealed one Kafilat Tiamiyu ‘f’ a.k.a Iya Alaye as a criminal receiver who receives Jewelry (golds) proceeds from them, based on this, the said Kafilat Tiamiyu was tracked and arrested at Oranyan area of Ibadan.”