Four microfinance bank staff allegedly push debtor’s wife to death in Ogun

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Ogun Police Command has arrested four staff of ZEFA Microfinance Bank, Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo Local Government area of the state over the death of 50-year-old Vivian Omo, wife to one of their debtors.

The four staff of the banks arrested are Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko.

According to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the staff were said to have been arrested on May 10, 2023.

Trouble was said to have started when the bank staff visted the home of Vivian for the payment of loan taken from the bank by the husband but the man was said not to have been at home when the bank workers came calling.

The statement disclosed further that not satisfied with the woman’s explanation about the whereabouts of her husband, the bank staff decided to pack all the electronics in the house to their office but were resisted by the deceased.

It was stated that while Vivian was struggling with the bank’s staff, one of them pushed her and she fell down and was unconscious. She was there and then rushed to hospital for medical attention, but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

The report of the incident was said to have been lodged at Agbado Divisional Headquarters by the daughter of the deceased, consequence upon which the DPO Agbado division, CSP Awoniyi Adekunle led his detectives to the scene where the four staff of the bank.

The corpse of the deceased was said to have been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to Homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation.

He also warned loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loan from their debtors, as anyone caught in such act will be arrested and prosecuted.