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2 arrested for buying Ogun murdered couple stolen cars

Segun Ayinde,

Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected buyer of stolen cars belonging to couple -Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their only son Oreoluwa, who were murdered in a gruesome manner at their residence on New year day.

Azeez Usman and Owolaja Aanuoluwapo were arrested  on February 13 at different locations in the state following the confession of the earlier arrested suspects who informed the police that the car was sold to Azeez Usman at rate of #150,000 .

After killing the couple, the suspects got hold of their son OreOluwa and their adopted child, Felix Olorunyomi, tied them with rope and put them in the booth of the Hyundai car with which they drove them to Ogun river bridge at Adigbe area, where they threw them into the river.

The Police Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta yesterday

Oyeyemi said that the suspects later parked the car somewhere in Oke Ata area of Abeokuta, but later contacted Owolaja AanuOluwapo who went there and drove the vehicle to Azeez Usman’s workshop where the car was butchered into pieces and sold in parts. 

Police investigation revealed that the two suspects were duly informed that the car was stolen, but they went ahead and bought it at the rate of #150,000

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba has ordered that all the suspects be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded

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