The Ondo State Police Command
arrested a man, identified as Bekewei
Francis and his son David for alleged
involvement in the abduction and
killing of a chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress in Ondo State .
Late Olumide Odimayo was allegedly
abducted by some hoodlums in his
house at Igbotu in Ese Odo Local
Government Area of Ondo State last
Thursday and he was also allegedly
killed by the suspected kidnappers.
The abductors allegedly threw the
deceased ’s lifeless body into a river
between Sabomi and Igbotu
communities in LGA.
The police , however , arrested eight
persons , including Francis and his son,
in connection with the kidnap .
The other six arrested alongside the
father and son are Fikesei Inuesokan ,
Ekan Roman , Gbamila Success, Bodidi
Idowu , Saturday Amos and Ijanboh
Kehinde.
They were paraded at the police
headquarters in Alagbaka , Akure , the
state capital on Wednesday .
Parading the suspects, the Ondo State
Police Command , Mrs Hilda Harrison
confirmed that the suspects were
among the hoodlums that kidnapped
and killed the APC chieftain , noting
that no fewer than 15 persons were
involved in the dastardly act.
Harrison said , “ it was very
disheartening that this could still be
happening in this state”
She explained that one AK49 rifle with
21 rounds live ammunition was
recovered from David, adding that
efforts were ongoing to arrest the
fleeing members of the kidnapping
gang.
The commissioner , who advised people
of the state to be security conscious of
their environment , said the suspects
would be charged to court after the
conclusion of the investigation on the
incident.
The suspect , Francis said he was
arrested by the police because his son
was involved in the abduction of the
politician, saying he never
participated in the crime .
However , his son, David confessed to
the crime but said they did not kill the
deceased .
“ We didn’ t kill him, we left him beside
a river when the vigilante group were
chasing us, he was very weak, we did
not kill him ,” he said .
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