Bar operator nabbed in Osun for murdering girlfriend

A bar owner was caught inside a bush at the Gaa Fulani area, by residents of Halleluyah Estate in Ido Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, where he resides.
The bar owner, Mr. Sikiru Adeosun was apprehended around 7am while trying to escape, his residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo after allegedly murder his girlfriend, by beating her to death.

Seun Oloruntoba, a resident of the estate said that residents observed that Adeosun clothes comprising of shorts and a wet T-shirt was covered with bloodstains.

He said upon probing Adeosun, he was rambling and  incoherent, which raised suspicion, prompting the residents to raise the alarm.

The community leaders were said to have intervened saving Adeosun from being mobbed by the residents.

He was later taken to the Dada Estate Police Station where the police stated that the suspect had been declared wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend, who was also his salesgirl at the joint.

 “I heard a noise at around 7.15am last Monday and I went out. I saw residents of our estate gathered round a man, who was caught in a bush.

“When we asked him what he was doing inside the bush, he started rambling. The residents thought he was a thief and they wanted to lynch him.

“We are vigilant in the area because armed robbers have been raiding houses. However, we took him to the Dada Estate Police Station and it was there that we were told that his neighbours had reported him at the station for killing his girlfriend, who was from Benue State” said Oloruntoba .

Another resident, Kehinde Olaniyi, also said residents of the estate were able to catch Adeosun because of their vigilance.

He said the name of the victim was not known.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident via a text message to our correspondent.

The case is said to have been transferred from the Dada Estate Police Station to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.