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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old ex-convict and internet fraudster, Fatai Bakare, for allegedly killing his father's tenant, Onyimi Grace, at Ore town in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the command,
Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday,
December 10, said the suspect killed the 42-year-old woman and dismembered her
body on December 8, 2023.
“On the 8th of December, 2023,
at Ore Division in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, it was reported
that one Onyimi Grace, aged 42 years, was found dead and concealed in a Ghana
must-go bag in an uncompleted building close to the house and the landlord’s
son, Fatai Bakare age: 28years, was strongly suspected because he had blood
stains on his leg,” the statement read.
"The Police swiftly
visited the scene but the suspect had absconded. The suspect was later arrested
the next day on his way to Ode Irele town in Irele Local Government Area of the
state.
“Preliminary investigation
revealed that the suspect is an ex-convict and an internet fraudster. The
blood-soaked clothes found in his house were the clothes he wore on the said
day."
The PPRO also stated that the
case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the
Command for further investigations on the matter.
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