Suspected Internet Fraudster Kills His Friend, Reports Self To Police In Ogun | DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 05, 2022
Suspected Internet Fraudster Kills His Friend, Reports Self To Police In Ogun | DETAILS
A 30-year-old man, Oluwagbemiga Shogbola, has reportedly stabbed his friend, Victor Olabiyo, to death over $150 (N61,950) proceeds of a business deal between them in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] Victor Olabiyo and Oluwagbemiga Shogbola[/caption]
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PUNCH Metro gathered that Shogbola, aka Oja or Federal, accused the victim of cheating him and taking all the money to himself.
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Our correspondent learnt that as the disagreement degenerated into a fight between the men, some of their associates attempted to mediate, but to no avail.
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However, around 8pm on Tuesday, Shogbola was said to have posted a picture of Olabiyo on his WhatsApp status with a tag, 'RIP'.
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The suspect, who is now in detention at the state police command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, reportedly stabbed the victim to death around 11pm.
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One of the deceased's friends, Onyemaechi Onwuzuribe, said Shogbola was given a hot chase as he attempted to board a motorcycle to flee the scene.
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On seeing his bloodstained shirt, motorcyclists were said to have turned down his request for a ride.
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The suspect reportedly raced to the Ilishan-Remo Police Station, where he handed himself over to the police.
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Onwuzuribe said, "Federal was bloodied and I saw him running away though I did not know that he had stabbed Victor (Olabiyo). I knew that they fought earlier that morning over $150 and as soon as I saw him running, I sensed that he must have done something.
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"I grabbed him and just as I did, I saw people running after him and crying that he had stabbed Victor to death. That was when I and others tried to hold him, but he escaped and went to the police. If the boys had caught him, they would have lynched him.ÔÇØ
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The victim's brother, Adebowale Opasanya, told our correspondent that the deceased was a professional fashion designer.
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He said the incident was shocking as the two friends were close and visited each other often.
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"Victor's death was shocking to us. I am dazed that his friend, Federal, was the one who killed him just because of $150. I had warned him about some of his friends, but I never thought Federal would do this.
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"We heard that Federal ran to Ilishan from Ifo due to something of this nature; he was accused of killing in that area as well,ÔÇØ he added.
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Our correspondent visited Ilishan-Remo Police Station on Wednesday and observed as a crowd demanded that the police hand over the suspect for jungle justice.
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The Divisional Police Officer, SP Kunle Olaitan, while advising the people to go home, said the police were investigating the incident.
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A police source confided in our correspondent that Shogbola was a suspected Internet fraudster.
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The remains of the deceased were reportedly deposited in the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
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The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
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He noted that the suspect had been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
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— Faith Ukanwa