Segun Ayinde.
Ogun State Police Command had arrested a 30-year-old man, Michael Ogundele for allegedly shooting and injuring one TobiOlabisi for having love affair with his younger sister.
The suspect was arrested on February 2nd, 2023 following report lodged at Idiroko Divisional headquarters by one Alpha Akeem a community leader in Ihunbo town.
Akeem, who came to the station with the injured victim and reported that the suspect who have been warning the victim to stop having love affair with his younger sister fired a gunshot at him, but the victim narrowly escaped death.
The Police Public Relation Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemiconfirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta yesterday.
Oyeyemi said that upon the report, the DPO Idiroko division, CSP Ayo Akinsowon quickly mobilized his detectives to go after the suspect and he was subsequently arrested.
He said that the suspect, on interrogation, claimed to have warned the victim to stop dating his younger sister but refused.
The Police PRO said “On the fateful day, he got an information that the victim was sleeping in his sister’s room and he went there with a Dane gun”
“On getting there, the victim jumped out from the window to escape the likely consequence when he was shot by the suspect.” he added
Oyeyemi said that the victim was quickly rushed to General Hospital, Idiroko where “he is currently responding to treatment”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution
