The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Okereke Olufunmilayo and his husband, Larry Adebayo Adewumi with one Adebowale Sanni for allegedly kidnapping and killing a popular businessman in Ogun State.
According to the Ogun State Police, the famous businessman, Otunba Ajayi Smith was kidnapped on the 28th of September, 2020 at Anifowose Estate Igbeba, Ijebu Ode.
The Ogun State Police Spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement.
Oyeyemi said; “On receiving the information about the kidnap, men of the anti-kidnapping unit were 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 N15 million to the abductors.”
”Since then, police operatives have not relent in their efforts to fish out those behind the devilish act. The efforts of the SP Taiwo Opadiran led team yielded positive result in September this year, when they got wind of 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. Consequent upon which one of them was traced to Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State, where the 55 years old Adebowale Sanni was apprehended.”
“On interrogation, he confessed to have been on the trail of Yeye Olusola Roseline Ajayi, the wife of their earlier victim, Otunba Ajayi Smith in order to kidnap her, on the order of Larry Adebayo Adewumi 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 outfits to him with instruction that if they succeeded in kidnapping the woman and her son, the two of them must be killed after collecting ransome in order not to leave any trace, 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 materials shops.”
