Two suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘yahoo boys’ have been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for the murder of a 40-year old man, Abdullahi Azeez.
The suspects, Friday Abinya Odeh and Poso Idowu were alleged to have cut their victim in pieces in an attempt to use the remains for money rituals.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement Sunday, said the suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Owode Egba divisional headquarters by the relations of the victim, who reported that the victim left his home at Kobape area on the 8th of Jun, 2022 and did not return since then.
“Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP 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 technical and intelligence based investigation which led them to the hideout of Friday Abinya Odeh on the 22nd of September, 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 the 8th of June, 2022 at Kobape area, at about 7:30 pm, from where they forcefully took him to the bush, killed him and cut his body.
“They confessed further that it was one herbalist simply identified as ‘Arab money’ who they claimed to have contacted on Facebook that prescribed the ritual for them,” he said.
