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The late Mrs Olasupo, popularly called Iya Ibadan, had
reportedly accused Abdullahi of being a trouble maker, and
had reported him to the police for appropriate sanctions.
But, unknown to her, Abdullahi on Friday, allegedly
sneaked into the old woman’s room at about 8pm, and
slaughtered her with a knife. Neighbours and other tenants
were said to have found the woman in a pool of blood.
Officers attached to Ibafo Police Division had Abdullahi
arrested after the incident was reported at their station, as
it was also disclosed that the deceased’s remains had been
taken to Ibadan and buried by her family.
One of the tenants who pleaded anonymity, stated that the
suspect who had lived in the house for about four years,
staggered out like a drunken man after cutting the woman’s
neck with a knife.
“On Friday, we were sleeping when there was an alarm at
about 10pm. All of us rushed into the landlady’s room,
and found her in a pool of blood. There were knife cuts
on her neck and other parts of her body. Abdullahi was
still around the area.
“Abdullahi used to be a good friend of the landlady, but
they fell out about two weeks ago.
There was an issue
bordering on the roofing of one of the rooms in the
house, and Abdullahi was the one who coordinated the
people who worked there.
“I think the work was not properly done, and the man
demanded N9,000 from the landlady as payment for the
work. So, they had a disagreement.
“Some days ago, the landlady brought policemen from
Ibafo to warn Abdullahi, and to ask him to leave the
house. His property was thrown out, and the landlady
warned him not to return to the house,” the tenant was
quoted to have said.
Abdullahi, who had reportedly threatened to deal with the
landlady, shocked the inhabitants of the house when he
showed up on Friday to attack the woman in her room.
Akinlade, another resident in the area, informed that
Abdullahi, in his bid to evade arrest, tried to disguise before
he was caught.
According to him: “On that day, after returning from the
landlady’s room and feigning that he was drunk, he
slipped into another tenant’s room and changed clothes.
He was about escaping when the other tenants caught
him.”
On his part, the deceased’s grandson, Olaide, informed that
the Hausa community in Ibafo had met with the family on
the incident, and they (deceased’s family) would not want to
interfere with Police investigations.
“Mama has been buried already, and we do not want to
interfere with the police investigations. The man has been
arrested, and he is in Ibafo Police Division. The Seriki of
the Hausa community in Ibafo has met with us.
“Abdullahi, apart from the recent clash, had also at a time
sold some of mama’s livestock, and failed to remit the
money. When she asked him to leave the house , he
threatened that he would kill the landlady, but we all
thought it was a joke,” he explained.
While confirming the incident, the Ogun State Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi,
informed that the matter had been transferred to the State
Department of Criminal Investigation, Abeokuta, for
further investigation.
“The suspect is in our custody, and investigations are
ongoing on the matter. The matter is now with the SDCI,
Abeokuta. When we conclude our investigation, the
suspect will definitely be charged to court,” Adejobi
stated.
Only recently, a 65-year-old landlord set his tenant’s 2-
year-old son ablaze in Otta, Ogun state.
Source: Punch
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