Bankole Oginni, a 45-year-old suspect who was apprehended by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, has confessed to the crime as well as given reasons for his action.
Chronicle NG reports that Oginni, who claimed to be a footballer, is alleged to have killed the deceased and ripped her belly open at his residence in the Oke Aro area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It was reported that the daughter of the deceased discovered her mother’s lifeless body at his residence before alerting the police.
Following her inability to reach her mother, she went to Oginni’s residence, where she found the lifeless body of her mother.
Oginni was arrested after dissecting the lover’s stomach and removing her intestines and her private parts.
He was also alleged to have tied the victim’s hands and legs and thereafter poured hot water on her.
Speaking on why he killed her, the suspect explained that the victim sought financial help from him, and he asked her to visit his family home to get the financial help she sought.
He said, “She called me on Saturday and said she needed my help. Being my ex-lover, I asked her to come to my dad’s house, as usual. The moment she got there on the fateful day, I offered her a chilled soft drink I bought from a cosmetics shop.
“I bought two bottles, and I offered her one. But she had not taken the drink when she suddenly slumped. When she slumped, I did not know what to do. So I decided to pour hot water on her in the hope that she would wake up. After all attempts to revive her failed, out of panic, I ripped her stomach open to remove her intestines so as to reduce the size of her remains in the sack. I tied her hands and cut her so that I could throw the body away.”
Confirming what led to the suspect’s arrest, Ondo state police spokesperson Funmi Odunlami said that the daughter of the deceased reported the incident to the police.
She said the suspect invited her mother, his ex-lover, only for her not to return to the house, and her phone was later switched off.
“She traced her mother to the house, only to find her lifeless body in the room of the ex-lover, with her legs and hands tied, her body opened with intestines removed.
Also, there were patches on her body that showed signs of hot water burns.”
Odunlami stated that the suspect would be charged in court after the conclusion of the police investigation.
