The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Soliu Majekodunmi, the fleeing suspect who allegedly masterminded the killing of his girlfriend, Rofiat.
The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in an update on the killing of a girl, identified as Rofiat by four teenagers in Abeokuta, said the leader of the gang has been arrested.
Oyeyemi had confirmed that four teenagers had slaughtered and burnt the skull of Rofiat, after her boyfriend, Soliu, lured her to his house in Oke-Aregba area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
It was earlier reported that some teenage boys were caught burning the skull of a girl, said to be in a relationship with one of them, for money ritual.
Explaining how Soliu was arrested, the PPRO said the DPO was given a matching order to get him arresred.
He said: “Following the marching order given to the DPO Adatan by the Commissioner of Police to ensure the arrest of the deceased’s boyfriend, the DPO and his men had eventually arrested the fleeing suspect, Soliu Majekodumi in his hideout. He is 18 years old.”
Soliu was said to have lured the girl to his room, where he held her down and asked one of his friends to slaughter her with a knife.
Other suspects earlier arrested were 17-year-old Wariz Oladeinde ; 19-year-old Abdulgafar Lukman and Mustakeem Balogun.
