Adeyemi Babatunde, a 26 year-old-man, is currently in the police net for reportedly killing a driver identified as Obafunsho Ismail, over a minor accident.

The suspect was arrested on December 20, 2022, almost two weeks after he committed the said crime against the 46-year-old driver.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, said the incident happened on December 8, 2022, at about 8 pm, when the suspect, who drove a Lexus jeep with ‘Olu of Oya’ customized number plate, hit the deceased’s car from the rear and damaged the car’s rear light.

The deceased driver was said to have come down from his car and asked the suspect to disembark so as to assess the extent of the damage in order to find a solution to it.

Oyeyemi said the suspect refused to alight from his own vehicle and was instead making efforts to run away.

This, he said, annoyed the deceased who insisted that the suspect must come down, and he consequently sat on the bonnet of the suspect’s car to prevent him from escaping.

“The suspect, Adeyemi Babatunde, later came down and warned the deceased to leave the bonnet of his car if he didn’t want to waste his life. He then went back to the car, and drove away at high speed.”

His action had grave consequences as the deceased fell from the car and was run over by the vehicle. Not satisfied, the suspect allegedly reversed his vehicle and ran over the deceased a second time to ensure that he actually died, Oyeyemi stated.

The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspect, after completing the act, ran away with his vehicle.

However, he was later traced to his father’s house in Kemta, Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta, where he was arrested by men of the State Motor Traffic Divison, on December 20, with the vehicle he used to commit the crime.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the State CIID for further investigation and prosecution.

28 Killed In Fresh Terrorist Attacks In Southern Kaduna

Terrorists on Sunday, December 18, 2022, reportedly killed over 28 people in separate attacks in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Mathias Siman, the Council chairman, who confirmed the incident to newspapers on Monday, December 19, 2022, said he could only confirm seven people were gruesomely killed in Sokwong Community.

The attack is coming barely five days after an attack was launched in Malagum 1 killing three persons.

According to him all the houses in Sokwong Community had been completely razed down by the terrorist adding that he is yet to confirm the killings in Malagum one.

Mathias urged residents in the area to remain calm as security agencies were being deployed to carry out investigations in the area.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of Kaura Local Government Area, Hon. Atuk Stephen,  said over 22 people had been confirmed killed in Malagum 1, while eight were said to have been killed in Sokwong.

Atuk described the killings as deadly while calling on the Federal Government and security agencies to redouble their efforts in order to curtail renewed killings in the area.

“Attacks in our area have been consistent and multi-dimensional with efforts of the security operatives and government not seen or felt,” he added.

Mohammed Jalige, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police command, could not be reached as of the time of filing this reports.