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  • Crime - Ogun
  • Updated: November 24, 2022

Murder: Couple, Accomplice In Police Net In Ogun State

Murder: Couple, Accomplice In Police Net In Ogun State

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspects, Larry Adebayo Adewumi and his wife, Okereke Olufunmilayo with one Adebowale Sanni for the alleged abduction and killing of a popular hotelier in Ogun State.

Otunba Abayomi Ajayi Smith, the Director of Rolak Hotel, Ijebu-Ode, according to a statement signed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police spokesperson, was reportedly kidnapped on September 28, 2020, at about 7:30 am at Anifowose Estate igbeba, Ijebu Ode by some gunmen.

"On receiving the information about the kidnap, men of the Anti-kidnapping unit then mobilized to commence an investigation, but all efforts to get the victim out of captivity proved abortive, despite the fact that the victim's family paid a ransom of 15 million naira to the abductors. 

"Since then, police operatives have not relented in their efforts to fish out those behind the devilish act.

"The efforts of the SP Taiwo Opadiran-led team yielded positive results in September this year when they got wind of the plan by the hoodlums to strike again, this time, the wife and son of Otunba Ajayi Smith were their target.

"The team, having got the intelligence report, embarked on technical surveillance for the suspects, consequence upon which one of them was traced to Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State, where the 55yrs of Adebowale Sanni was apprehended.

"On interrogation, he confessed to have been on the trail of Yeye Olusola Roseline Ajayi Smith in order to kidnap her, on the order of Larry Adebayo Adewunmi the ring leader, whose wife Olufunmilayo happened to be an employee of Otunba Ajayi Smith.

"He confessed further that it was Larry who described the location of the victim's hotel and his other business outfit to him with instruction that if they succeeded in kidnapping the woman and her son, the two of them must be killed after collecting ransom in other not to leave any trail just as they did to her husband two years ago.

"His confession led to the arrest of Larry's wife, Olufunmilayo who was a manager at the victim's building material shops. Larry himself was arrested 3 days after, he initially denied having anything to do with the kidnap of Otunba Abayomi Ajayi Smith, but when he came into confrontation with Adebowale Sanni, his accomplice, he knew immediately that the game is up."

Oyeyemi disclosed that a preliminary investigation revealed that Larry who is an indigene of Ilesa, sun State used to be a fraudster before he graduated to full-time kidnapping business.

"His modus operandi was to scout for a rich victim, after which he will mobilise his gang working for him to go after such person. He got full information about Otunba Ajayi Smith through his wife Olufunmilayo who was an employee of the man.

"Further investigation revealed that Larry has two bank accounts where he used to keep money realised from his criminal activities.

"In one of the accounts with number 0010913206 domicile in Jaiz bank the sum of thirty-four million, nine hundred and fifty-three thousand four hundred and fifty-five (N34,953,455) was discovered therein, while he has the sum of four million, five hundred and seventy-six thousand eight hundred and forty-six naira (N4,576,846) in another account with Access bank.

"A 2014 model Toyota highlander was also recovered from him."

Oyeyemi also added that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has directed that other members of the gang should be hunted down and brought to book.

He also directed that the arrested suspects be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.

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