declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command in
January, has been accused of murder.
He was accused of killing a 32-year-old man,
Oluwafemi
Adekeye, on Isa Street in the Aboru, Ipaja area of Lagos
State.
According to the police, the suspect, who is also known
as Muda, allegedly killed Oluwafemi in the presence of
his three-year-old daughter.
The deceased's daughter said, "I saw Ife's daddy
(Oriyomi) in our house and he pointed a gun at my daddy
and I was begging him not to kill my daddy, but he
(Adigun) shot my daddy and ran away."
The wife of the deceased, Oluwakemi, who reported the
matter at the Oke Odo Police Division, told policemen
that the incident occurred on February 12, 2014.
Oluwakemi said the suspect and her husband were
friends prior to the incident, adding that even their
children were also friends.
She said, "I am a 25-year-old hairdresser. Around 11pm
on the said date, I was making hair for a customer in
front of the house when my husband returned. He said
he was hungry so I stepped out to get him food. On my
way, I saw Adigun (Oriyomi) in a vehicle.
"He called me and pointed a gun at me. I wondered what
was wrong because he was a family friend. He asked if
my husband was at home but I said no. When he probed
further, I told him the truth, so he ordered me to stay
outside, went inside the house and later, I heard
gunshots.
"He came out to where I was standing, and said, 'Tell
Oyibo that I have killed your husband'.
PUNCH Metro learnt that policemen attached to the
station stormed the suspect's home in Aboru area, but
he had fled.
"When we got to the house, we saw his family portrait
and other items. We have reason to believe that he has
relocated with his family because his neighbours had not
seen them in a while," a police source said.
The police source stated that investigations revealed
that the deceased used to be a gangster, but had cut all
ties with Oriyomi, causing friction between them.
"Oluwafemi and Oriyomi used to be in the same gang.
They were also family friends and their children were
also friends, but Oriyomi killed him for probably
betraying him," the police source said.
Our correspondent had reported on September 9, 2013
that Oriyomi was arrested by the Area D Command.
The suspect in his statement had confessed that he was
a member of the Black Axe confraternity and owned up
to four murders between 2010 and 2013.
He was subsequently brought before Mrs Y.B Okusanya-
Badejo of an Ebute Meta Magistrate's court and
remanded in prison pending advice from the Directorate
of Public Prosecutions.
The six counts read in part, "That you, Adigun Oriyomi,
and others at large, on August 30, 2013, at about
0045hrs, at Martins Street, by Akinyemi Junction, Mushin,
Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire
among yourselves to commit felony, to wit; murder and
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
231 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
"That you, Adigun Oriyomi, and others at large, on 30
July, 2013 at about 2130hrs, at 43, Ikorodu Road, Jibowu,
Lagos in the Lagos Magisterial District, did attempt to
unlawfully kill one Fatai Maja, by shooting him with a gun
in the leg and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 228 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
Nigeria, 2011."
PUNCH Metro learnt that less than three months after his
remand, Oriyomi was released under controversial
circumstances.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed
the murder of Oluwafemi.
She added, "The suspect has been declared wanted and
all efforts are on to arrest him."
Source: The Punch
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