A suspect, Joseph Ajegba, has narrated how and why he shot his friend in Ikun-Akoko in Akoko South West local government area of Ondo State.
Ajegba, who was paraded alongside a notorious car theft syndicate at the police headquarters in Akure, said he shot his friend for having a sexual relationship with his girlfriend in the house he rented for her in the community.
Narrating how he shot his friend, Ajegba said he had dropped a bush meat for his girlfriend earlier in the day and went out in the night for another round of game.
According to him, “I was surprised when I got to the house to see another man having a sexual relationship with my girlfriend.”
His words, “I went out hunting after I had taken some bottles of beer but I ran out of cartridges. I wanted to return to the house of my girlfriend to sleep there. When I got there, I saw the door locked. I now went to the window, and I opened it and saw a co-hunter sleeping with my girlfriend. That was why I shot the gun in my hand.”
Parading the suspects, the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Abayomi Oladipo said, “On the 23rd of August, 2024 at about 2300hrs, a case of attempted murder was reported to the Police, the victim went to his friend who is a divorcee in her house. One, Ajegba Joseph ‘m’, a hunter aged 38 years who is also having an affair with the woman, went to visit her on the same day in possession of an unlicensed single-barrel gun.
However, upon sighting the victim with the woman in bed, the suspect shot the victim through the window side.” Oladipo who also informed that a syndicate who specialised in snatching cars was arrested by the command, noted that the suspects were members of a four-man gang who specialised in inter-state car theft and snatching.
According to the CP, through intelligence gathering, the suspects were arrested in Ogun State, where they usually take the stolen vehicles to sell, stressing that seven vehicles were recovered while efforts were ongoing to apprehend others.
“On July 11, 2024, a petition was received at the Command detailing a daring armed robbery. A Toyota Corolla, a Tecno POP 5 phone, and N1.5 million in cash were stolen at gunpoint. Our Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, using advanced intelligence, traced the perpetrators of the crime to Ogun State, where some suspects were arrested,” he said.
The CP identified the suspects as Akinsanya Sarafa Adeniyi, an alleged notorious receiver of stolen vehicles, known in certain circles as “Oba Idan.”
Also arrested were a female accomplice who produced fake vehicular documents and others who aided the principal suspect in evading arrest.
“Despite our success, the mastermind remains at large, and our search for him continues.”
On August 11, 2024, the CP narrated that a commercial motorcyclist was attacked in another act of violence, while simply trying to earn his daily bread.
Contracted to carry a passenger to Oke-Agbe, Adefarati Road in Akungba Akoko, the motorcyclist was ambushed by the passenger and two others who emerged from the bushes.
“Shot in the thigh, he was left for dead as they fled with his motorcycle. Fortunately, the victim survived and was able to identify one of his attackers, leading to the arrest of Saheed Musa, a member of the Neo Black Movement (Aiye Confraternity),” the police chief said.
