Nigerian Police Command in Ekiti State said on Tuesday that it had
arrested a six-man robbery gang that allegedly killed Michael Adedeji, a
member of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adedeji, who until his
murder was representing Ekiti Southwest Constituency (II), was shot in
the head by the hoodlums on August 10, 2018.
The suspected bandits, who police said, had already made
confessional statements were paraded by the new Commissioner of Police
(CP), Mr. Asuquo Amba, in Ado Ekiti.
The suspects, according to the CP, also allegedly killed one Kayode
Omowaye when they raided OJAS Pleasure Hotels in Oye Ekiti on August
10, 2018.
Parading the suspects, the CP gave names of those arrested in
connection with the murder of Adedeji as Dele Obamoyegun, Idowu Sunday,
Adeniyi Wumi, Leye Ojo, Akindanhunsi Damilola and Olaosebikan Babatunde.
NAN reports that Exhibits recovered from them include Cut-to-size
barrel guns, 17 live cartridges, 75 handsets, seven laptops, cash sum
of N147,000, four stolen vehicles, one of them belonging to the late
Omowaye.
The CP said the suspects were arrested by men and officers of
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad during a stop-and-search operation
along Ado-Iworoko road.
When interviewed by newsmen, the gang leader, Obamoyegun confessed
to the crime, saying, “We shot him (Adedeji) after robbing him. He did
not struggle with us but one of us shot him. I have to confess; we
didn’t know he was a lawmaker.”
The CP said that the gang also invaded Afe Babalola University
junior staff quarters and snatched a car belonging to one Mrs Bosede
Ojo.
He said that most disturbing was that Dele’s mother, Bola
Obamoyegun was the one accepting and concealing stolen items for the
gang led by his son.
“Dele’s mother was the one concealing stolen items for them. As
we speak, two of her children had earlier been convicted for robbery
and this to us was a failure of motherhood.
“Our parents must learn how to make their children responsible.”
Amba hinted that the Command was synergizing with the army and
other sister security agencies in the state to ensure that all the
border towns were safe for the citizens.