The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 20 year Gbolahan Ismaila, for raping and killing a 35 year old woman named Toyin Olubowale.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Shina Olukolu, while parading the suspect on Friday at the command headquarters, in Eleyele, Ibadan disclosed that the culprit forcefully had sex with his victim before killing her.
The incident happened on the 29th of August 2019 around 2pm, Ismaila boarded a commercial motorcycle ridden by one Joel Musa to Olubowale’s house where he sexually assaulted the woman and subsequently smashed her head with a wooden stool which led to her death. The suspect also made away with her phone.
The Police boss stated after the commercial motorcyclist returned him to Oju-Irin, Akobo area of Ibadan, he noticed a wound and blood stains on one of Ismaila’s fingers and he became suspicious due to unusual sound he heard from the house while he was outside.
The rider went back to the house and met people crying over the death of the deceased. He thereafter informed the people that he knew the suspect. Hence, he was promptly arrested and handed over to the police.
Olukolu noted that the motorcycle rider led policemen to arrest Ismaila, whom he said had confessed to the crime.
Two other suspects, Oyedeji Blessing, who received the stolen phone and Oyekola Mumini, a phone repairer, who assisted to wipe off the information on the phone were also arrested.
He also charged the people of the state to continue to support the police with credible and timely information.
