Four Arrested For Killing, Dismembering Herder In Ogun Village

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Four Arrested For Killing, Dismembering Herder In Ogun Village

As many as four suspects have been arrested for the murder of a herder identified as Umaru Aliu, The PUNCH reports.

According to reports, Aliu was shot to death and his body dismembered in Ijagure village along Sagada, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The Amotekun Corps Commander, David Akinremi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying, two were arrested by his operatives in the state while two others were arrested by men of Oyo State Police Command.

Akinremi explained that seven suspects were involved in the dastardly act which occurred on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 6:pm.

He said that nemesis however caught up with the suspects as they were arrested on Tuesday, for murder and conspiracy.

According to Akinremi, the suspects, Akinyele Adebayo, 49, and Idosu Gbalo, 30, were arrested for the murder of a herder, Umaru Aliu, at Ijagure village along Sagada, Imeko-Afon Local Government of Ogun State.

He added “the crime was perpetrated on Sunday 30th April 2023, at about 1800 hours. While the deceased and one Umaru Takake were grazing their cattle in the bush near the aforementioned village, information has it that one Fagbemi Kareem is now at large armed with a locally made single-barrel gun.