Abeokuta – The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old lady, Abosede Omolare, for allegedly killing her fiance, Sadiq Dauda, who she was engaged to marry in December.Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made the disclosure while addressing news conference on Friday in Abeokuta.He said that the suspect, whocommitted the crime at Onirugba St., in Ijebu-Ode on Tuesday was arrested on the same day.The PPRO explained that the incident followed minor disagreement over allegation of mismanagement of funds from the gas business which the late Dauda entrusted to the suspect.Oyeyemi said that during interrogation, Oyelare claimedthat her late fiancé, who she was, living with, beat her up and sent her away.She said she returned home on the invitation of her fiance’s mother who promised to intervene.“She stated that immediately she got home, her fiance descend on her, beat her mercilessly and broke a bottle with which he threatened to stab her.“She admitted that it was then she took a kitchen knife and stabbed him on the rib,” the PPRO quoted the accusedas saying.Oyeyemi said that Dauda, who was bleeding profusely, was carried to Igbeba Divisional Police Post in Ijebu-Ode.He added that policemen rushed him to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital.He said that the victim, whose wedding to Omilare had been fixed for December,died on Wednesday.The police spokesman said the case had been transferredto the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department (SCIID) for further investigation. (NAN)
Ibadan— TWELVE persons, including a mother and her twin children, were feared killed in an accident that occurred, yesterday, at Oja-Oba Market area of the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo State. Some of the vehicles and tricycles crushed by the truck (inset) in Ibadan, yesterday. PHOTOS: Dare Fasube. Police put the casualty figure at four, but some eyewitnesses claimed the number of lives lost could not be less than 12. While the accident left several people injured, several commercial cars and property were crushed by an articulated vehicle. According to a source, the driver of the truck, which had just off loaded cement, lost control of his vehicle and crushed about 12 persons on the spot. While the remains of those killed were taken to the morgue at Adeoyo State Hospital, the injured were rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was gathered that the truck, with number plates AGL883XQ, skidded off its lane to the other side of the road, crushed man...
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