Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested 20-year-old Faisal Audu for allegedly stabbing and killing a hunter identified as Saheed Awolesi in Sagamu local government area of the state. The deceased was reported to have left home for hunting on Saturday but failed to return.
The Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola told DAILY POST on Tuesday, that the wife of the deceased and chairman of the Hunters association, Sagamu chapter,Tajudeen Adetayo had reported the missing case to the command. Upon the information, she noted that the suspect was arrested and he confessed to committing the crime. Items recovered included a Bajaj motorcycle registered KNN 555 QC X belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a jackknife, and a Tecno phone.
Odutola said, “On October 6, 2024, around 2:30 PM, Adetutu Awolesi, a female resident of Ifeloju Agbele Sagamu, accompanied by Chief Tajudeen ADETAYO, the chairman of the Hunters Association Sagamu Chapter, reported to the police station that her husband, Saheed Awolesi, had not returned from night hunting since he left home on October 5, 2024, around 7:00 pm.
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