The Ondo State Police Command announced on Sunday the arrest of Fatai Bakare, an ex-convict, for allegedly murdering a 42-year-old woman, Onyimi Grace, in Ore town, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement from the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the crime occurred on December 8, 2023.
On that day, Onyimi Grace was discovered dead and concealed in a Ghana must-go bag in an unfinished building near her residence.
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Fatai Bakare, the landlord’s son and a 28-year-old ex-convict, was strongly suspected, as he was found with blood stains on his leg.
The statement read, “The Police swiftly visited the scene but the suspect had absconded. The suspect was later arrested the next day on his way to Ode Irele town in Irele Local Government Area of the state. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is an ex-convict and an internet fraudster. The blood-soaked clothes found in his house were the clothes he wore on the said day.”
The Police Public Relations Officer further mentioned that the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigations.
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