A 37-year-old driver, identified as Morenikeji Adeyemi, who allegedly strangled the wife of his former boss was on Friday paraded in Ibadan by the police.
Also paraded were 12 other suspects whom the police said inflicted machete cuts on a police officer.
According to the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, who addressed journalists, the driver on April 11, lured the deceased, Rachael Ayanwale, to the Awe-Oyo road under the pretext of taking her for prayers.
While on the way, he allegedly strangled the woman as punishment for supporting her husband who sacked him without paying his entitlement.
The commissioner explained further: “The corpse of the deceased was later recovered at a nearby bush along the Awe-Oyo road and has been deposited at the morgue for autopsy.
“Investigation conducted by the police led to the arrest of the suspect on April 18 at Sango-Ota, Ogun State, where he had relocated.
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“The Vibe Pontiac car of the deceased was also recovered in Mokola, Ibadan, where the suspect was attempting to dispose it off.”
Meanwhile, the suspect said that he killed the deceased as revenge for the death of his baby.
He said: “My wife was pregnant during the period I was sacked and the baby died because there was no money to take care of my wife during pregnancy.
“But I am now regretting my action.”
The other 12 suspects according to Olukolu while armed with dangerous weapon invaded Ayegun and Fatusi communities to attack innocent members of the public as well as the police team deployed in the area.
“The police team did a tactical withdrawal and went to regroup with a team consisting of SARS and Puff Adder while discreet investigation and superior force led to the arrest of the suspects, ” he said.
Some of the items recovered from the suspects included two beret caps belonging to police men, three cutlasses, digger, shovel and one empty cell of cartridge.
