The Ogun State command of the Nigerian Police Force has apprehended one Adeyemi Babatunde for allegedly killing a 46-years-old man, Obafunsho Ismail after bashing his car.
The 26-years-old suspect who had been on the run after carrying out the gruesome act on December 8 was arrested on Tuesday, spokesman of the command SP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed in a statement.
Narrating the incident, the statement explained that an argument ensued between the duo at about 8pm that fateful day.”
“The suspect, who drove a Lexus jeep with “”Olu of Oya”” customised number plate, hit the deceased’s car from the rear and caused damage to the rear light of the said car.”
Late Obafunsho reportedly came down from his car, and asked the suspect to come down for them to assess the extent of the damage in order to find solution to it.
According to the Oyeyemi, the suspect instead of coming down was busy making frantic efforts to run away.
“This infuriated the deceased who insisted that the suspect must come down, and he consequently sat on the bonnets of the suspect car in order to prevent him from escaping from the scene.
“The suspect, Adeyemi Babatunde, later came down and warned the deceased to leave the bonnet of his car if he didn’t want to waste his life. He then went back to the car, drove on high speed which made the deceased fell down from the car, and the car ran over him.
“Not satisfied, the suspect also reversed the vehicle and ran over the deceased again to ensure that he actually died. After completing the act, he ran away with the vehicle.”
He (Babatunde) was later traced to his father’s house at Idi-ABA area of Abeokuta where he was arrested by men of the State motor traffic Division, on the 20th of December 2022.
“The vehicle he used to commit the crime was also recovered to the station.”
The Commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole had directed that the suspect be transferred to the Homicide Section of the State criminal investigation department for further investigation and prosecution, the police spokesman disclosed.