His decomposing body was discovered beside an Islamic cleric’s house in Oke Baale, Osogbo.
The discovery of the student’s corpse created serious tension among the students and residents.
The development sparked protest leading to the destruction of the cleric’s house.
The Osun Police Command on Tuesday paraded three persons arrested in Osogbo for allegedly beheading the student.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Olufimihan Adeoye, said the suspects carried out the crime on June 26 at about 7:30pm at Oke-Bale area of Osogbo.
He said the suspects conspired and killed one Timilehin Shonibare, a 400 level Micro-Biology student of the University of Osun by hitting him on the head with a mortar- pestle.
Adeoye said the victim’s head, two wrists and palms were cut off while his remains were dumped in the bush.
He also said his friends of the victim reported him missing on June 27 at 7:45 pm while the information obtained from them led to the arrest of a 19-year-old apprentice herbalist as well as his two suspected accomplices aged 24 and 18, while one was at large.
The police boss said the head, wrists and palms of the dead student, which were roasted in a black clay pot, were recovered from the apprentice herbalist and his confessional statement led to the arrest of the others.
He also said the remains of the victim has been recovered and deposited at the mortuary for autopsy while the suspects would be prosecuted.
Adeoye advised the public to be security conscious, noting that the victim was a friend of the apprentice herbalist who was the prime suspect and was lured to the scene of the crime.
He also said the Inspector General of Police had been informed about the incident while his condolences had been extended to the victim’s family.
Just this morning, Wednesday, July 5, 2016, the Students of the University were seen protesting the killing of the said students around Olaiya area down to the Government Secretariat, Abeere.
The Commissioner for lnformation and Strategy, Adelani Baderinwa tried addressing the Students but it fell on deaf ears as the student moved enmasse to the office of the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
More details coming up shortly.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments are always special.
To Contact Bola Esho For News/Tip Off/Advert:
Facebook - @BolaEshosBlog
Instagram - @_BolaEshosBlog
Disclaimer:- Comments on this blog are NOT posted by the blog owner, Bola Esho. BEB readers are SOLELY responsible for the comments they post on the blog. Thank you.