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Killer of Ogun agric varsity student arrested in Lagos

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September 5, 2024

Killer of Ogun agric varsity student arrested in Lagos

The killer of Adelaye Ayomide, a 200-level student of Philosophy at the Olabisi Onabanjo University is currently in the custody of security agencies following his alleged involvement in the abduction and murder of one Christiannah Idowu.

Idowu was reported by her family members to have gone missing on August 19. She was said to have been abducted between Itaoluwo and Yaba on her way to UNILAG where she does her IT.

The suspected captor, subsequently confirmed to have been Ayomide, had contacted her family members, demanding N1.5m. However, her family could only raise N350,000 and paid the sum, on August 22.

The family also sent proof of payment via an email provided by the captor. By August 23, the captor reportedly halted communication with the victim’s family members, which formed the basis for an in-depth investigation by security agencies.

Before Ayomide’s eventual arrest, security agencies were able to link the bet account and email address through which the family engaged the captor to the suspect.

An X user, @adetejumi (Tejuosho) popularly known to share security-related incidents and events, disclosed on Thursday that “He was actually tracked down.

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“He had a phone pinging in Ogun state and another in Lagos. Another agency was holding down the plan to breach gun locations while the military was in charge of Lagos. However, text and call data gave us hints that one is active and the other is a dummy.

“The active location was breached by personnel and he was found there. However, since he confessed, we didn’t release a report yet. It was when his parents allegedly ran from the house (we can’t confirm that) the cousin released info out and the girl’s family saw it.”

The operation conducted by military personnel finally led to the arrest of the victim and recovered from him was the victim’s blue ITEL A56 with IMEI:35230.

Also, the suspect’s phone allegedly had details of the money moved and details confirming he owned the locked betting account, which was registered with his phone number.

The suspect was subsequently taken into custody, and on September 3, Ayomide confessed to the father and the soldiers that he killed the girl and buried her in their house.

There are, however, other cases of murder linked to the suspect. The case of his alleged involvement in the death of his biological sister in 2020, and another female acquaintance to the suspect, also abducted and killed in like manner in 2018.

Nigerians have taken to various social media, demanding justice for the deceased with the hashtag #JusticeForChristiannah, asking the security agencies to ensure that the suspect faces the wrath of the law.

The police have not reacted to the development and efforts to get comments from the Lagos police command proved abortive.

Killer of Ogun agric varsity student arrested in Lagos

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The incident, which occurred early on August 17, 2024, has also claimed the lives of two local vigilantes, Abubakar Muhammad and Ibrahim Garba, who were killed while delivering the ransom.

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The EFCC announced the arrests on Sunday, stating that its Special Task Force on Illegal Mining, operating in Uyo, carried out the operation based on credible intelligence regarding illicit mining activities conducted by foreign companies in Eket and Ibieno LGAs.

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The arrest was reported by Bakatsine, a security expert and Conflict and Crisis Journalist in the Northwest region, via a post on X.

Accompanying the post was a video showing a significant quantity of syringes and Umar Shehu’s confession to his involvement in the illegal activities.

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