Suspect’s parents celebrate his arrest as Police give details of how he was caught in the ceiling after killing his neighbour for the fear she must have recognised him during the rape
Ikenna James hatched a devilish plan against
Oluwatosin Adefisayo.a 29-year-old graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University who lived in the same compound with him in Ogijo, Ogun State, the Nigerian Police said.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who said this in a statement to Platforms Africa, maintained that the suspect has been arrested.
“With the help of a friend , he broke into the apartment of Oluwatosin through the ceiling in the dead of the night.
“They raped her and decided to kill her because she recognized them.
“Ikenna was caught by neighbours as he descended from the ceiling after the evil act . But his friend managed to escape,” the Police spokesman said.
The Police Angle :
“Neighbours, including the parents of the suspect, woke up in the morning only to discover that the apartment of the deceased had been broken into.
The neighbours there and then invited local vigilantes to the scene, and while at the scene, Ikenna (James) was seen coming down from the ceiling where he had been hiding after the dastardly act.
He was quickly held down while a distress call was made to the police at the Ogijo divisional headquarters.
The Ogijo DPO, CSP Onatufeh Umoh, quickly led his men to the scene and got the suspect arrested.
On interrogation, Ikenna, whose partner in crime ran away, confessed to the crime. He also informed the police that they decided to kill the victim after raping her because they discovered that she recognised them.”
Meanwhile, parents of the susoect have been reported to have celebrated his arrest.
Ikenna, according toa report by PUNCH, has committed many offenses that have, in the past, put his parents in trouble.
