The police in Ogun have arrested a 30-year-
old panel beater, Wasiu Yusuf, for allegedly
stabbing his friend, Adeolu Olatoye, to death
in Abeokuta.
Another suspect in the alleged killing of the
32-year-old graphic artist, Mukaila Popoola,
is currently on the run.
The suspect's wife, 26-year-old Busayo, is also
in detention at the Adatan Police Station.
The victim, the suspect and his alleged
accomplice lived in the same premises before
the incident.
Our correspondent gathered that Adeolu was
allegedly killed by Yusuf and his accomplice in
their residence in the Oke-Efon area of
Abeokuta for allegedly having an affair with
his wife.
Olatoye was said to have met his death barely
two weeks after he named his new born child.
The victim was also said to be making
preparations for his mother's 80th birthday.
Police sources disclosed that during
interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed
to attacking the deceased when he visited his
wife in their matrimonial home.
The suspect was said to have further claimed
that the victim mistakenly stabbed himself
during a scuffle between them while
attempting to escape from his room.
But an eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity,
claimed that Olatoye had gone to his friend's
room on the middle floor of the two-storey
building to give him an invitation card for his
mother's 80th birthday scheduled to hold on
Saturday when the suspect allegedly attacked
him with broken bottles.
The deceased's elder brother, Akinyemi
Olatoye, also insisted that his late brother had
gone to his alleged attacker's home to drop a
copy of the invitation card for their mother's
birthday.
Akinyemi said his deceased brother and the
suspect were bossom friends.
Confirming the incident, the acting State
Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, said the police were investigating
the incident.
He said, "Information at our disposal is that
the suspect met the deceased on his wife
inside their room."
