Police detectives in Ogun State have arrested two suspected Internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys’ for killing a 40-year-old man, Abdullahi Azeez, and cutting him to pieces.
Spokesperson of the command,
Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital.
He gave the names of suspects as Oyeyemi, Friday Abinya Odeh, 21, and Poso Idowu, 20 years.
According to him, the suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Owode Egba divisional headquarters on June 9, 2022 by relations of the victim.
He added that the relations reported that the victim left his home in Kobape area on June 8, 2022 and did not return since then.
The statement added : “Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, directed the anti-kidnapping unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments to take over the investigation and unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the man.
“In compliance with the CP’s directive, the SP Taiwo Opadiran-led team, subsequently, embarked on a technical and intelligence-based investigation, which led them to the hideout of Friday Abinya Odeh on September 22, 2022, where the Airtel SIM card of the victim was recovered. His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, Poso Idowu.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed that they kidnapped the victim on June 8, 2022, at Kobape area, at about 7:30 pm, from where they forcefully took him to the bush, killed him and pieces his body.
