Posted by Tunde Oyekola, Osogbo on
Men of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a suspected hired assassin simply identified as Eniola Omotola. Briefing newsmen in Osogbo,the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Joshua Olayemi (ASP), said that the suspect was arrested at Sabo area of Ile-Ife on a tip-off.
Men of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a suspected hired assassin simply identified as Eniola Omotola. Briefing newsmen in Osogbo,the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Joshua Olayemi (ASP), said that the suspect was arrested at Sabo area of Ile-Ife on a tip-off.
According to him, Omotola had made persistent telephone calls to the complainant that somebody had paid N150,000 to him to eliminate the complainant.
He said the complainant pleaded with the suspect to tarry a bit, promising to double the ransom paid to him. An agreed venue where the money was to be collected was also reached. The complainant later contacted the police who laid siege on the suspect.
Olayemi said detectives from the State Police Command were mobilised and laid siege at the venue, adding that the suspect was nabbed shortly after he collected the ransom.
The Police Public Relations Officer said that the command had commenced interrogation of the suspect, adding that the suspect is a student of a college of education in Ondo, Ondo State.