Five persons have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command over the death of a popular Arigbajo-based, Ifo hotelier, Chief Moses Akanni Famuyiwa.

CP Ahmed Iliyasu, Ogun State Commissioner of Police

The late Chief Famuyiwa, who was the Director of MAFLAND HOTEL was attacked by some hoodlums at the residence of one of his wives at Arigbajo in Ifo Local Government Area of the state recently.

The suspects are Dare Abiodun, 19, Femi Ayinla, 17, Abduliamin Akinlotan 18, Jamiu Akeweje 19, and Gbenga Ojo, 20.

According to a statement by the Police Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi recently, hoodlums numbering about eight broke into the late hotelier’s residence at about 5:00am and held everybody hostage.

“They overpowered the 73 year-old man, stabbed him on his left hand before dispossessing him of his bag containing the cash sum of N500,000 and two GSM handsets. He was rushed to the hospital by people around but gave up the ghost on the way as a result of excess bleeding.

Oyeyemi stated that “the Commissioner of Police CP Ahmed Iliyasu ordered the DPO Ewekoro Sp Vincent Egwuonu to get the hoodlums arrested within the shortest possible period of time”.

He explained that in compliance with the CP’s order, the DPO and his men swung into action and their intelligence base efforts led to the arrest of the suspects.

The Command spokesman added that all the suspects “have all made confessional statements regarding their involvement in the murder of the deceased.

“Meanwhile the CP has directed that the case be transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discrete investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects.”

– Wale Adewunmi, Ogun State Correspondent