Ibe Pascal Arogorn
The prime suspect in connection with
incessant ritual killings of residents of Akinyele
area of Ibadan in Oyo State, Sunday Shodipe,
who escaped from police custody, has killed
another woman in the community.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the
fugitive sneaked into the room of a woman
identified as Funmilayo (Iya Ibeji) and smashed
her head with an object believed to be a Cutlass .
A friend of the victim was said to have alerted
neighbours, who rushed her to a private
hospital, where they stitched her head but later
referred her to the University College Hospital
because of the severity of the injuries.
She was also rejected because of lack of bed
space.
Crimefacts gathered that she was later
taken to Adeoyo Hospital at Ring Road where
she died as a result of lack of proper medical
attention to save her life.
An eyewitness, who is also a friend of the
victim, Medinat Amusat said “We were together
outside the house around 12:00pm before we
went to take our bath.
“When I finished taking my bath around
3:00pm and i came out to cook but suddenly
the children in the compound
came and told me that snake has bitten Iya
Ibeji.
“I rushed to her room and i saw her in the pool
of her blood with her face wrapped with cotton
and blood was still gushing out from her head.
I quickly raised alarm and called the
neighbours and we rushed her to a private
hospital.”
Father of Barakat, a victim of the suspect,
Kazeem Bello, who also rushed to the scene of
the incident, narrated how a relative told him
that Shodipe was the killer of his daughter.
He said, “A relative called me that Shodipe was
sighted at Akinyele Elewure Market but i said
that is not possible. But when they insisted
that they saw him, I have to go there by myself.
“When I got there he has left but those who
saw him showed me his picture on their
phones. I went to meet the king Alakinyele of
Akinyele and narrated the story meanwhile the
king could not believe my story too until he put
a phone call to a senior police officer in
Iyaganku police station who confirmed to him
that the suspect has escaped from their
custody three days back.”
He therefore accused police of bed ng
complicit in the matter.
The situation led to a protest in the area on
sunday morning by residents.
The police in the state on 17th July paraded
the prime suspect alongside two others in
connection with the killing of people at
Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, the
capital city.
