Ogun: Police arrest killers of Fatinoye’s couple set ablaze on Jan 1

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested all suspects involved in the killing of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, on January 1, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The killers also murdered their only surviving son, Oreoluwa Fatinoye, who was thrown into a river in Adigbe area of Abeokuta, alongside an adopted son.

The adopted son later escaped from the river.

The news of the arrest was confirmed by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi.

Oyeyemi confirmed that three person involved in the killing, including a prime suspect who escaped from police custody, Lekan Adekanmbi, have been arrested by the police.

After killing the couple, the assailants burnt their remains and house, located within the Ibara Government Reservation Area, Abeokuta.

Persons suspected to be arsonists in the early hours of Sunday, January 1, 2023 had set the couple, Kehinde Fatinoye ablaze shortly after they returned from Cross over service in Abeokuta.

The suspected arsonists were believed to have trailed the couple to their private residence before setting the house ablaze, were also reported to have whisked away the son of the victims.