May 14, (THEWILL) – Police in Ogun state have arrested four staff of ZEFA Microfinance Bank for allegedly killing 50-year-old Vivian Omo, at Abule Ijoko, Lemode, in Ifo Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects are Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko.
They were arrested on May 10, 2023, following a report lodged at Agbado Divisional Headquarters by the daughter of the deceased
She reported that the bank staff visited their home and asked for the payment of a loan taken from the bank by the deceased’s husband but she told them that her husband was not at home.
Not satisfied with the woman’s explanation about the whereabouts of her father, the bank staff decided to pack all the electronics in the house to their office, a step that was resisted by the deceased
While the deceased was struggling with the bank’s staff, one of them pushed her and she fell and was unconscious. She was immediately rushed to the hospital and confirmed dead
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said upon the report, the DPO, Agbado division, CSP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his detectives to the scene where four staff of the bank were promptly arrested
He said that the corpse has been deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
The CP also warned loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loans from their debtors, as anyone caught in such an act will be arrested and prosecuted.
