Police to prosecute man who allegedly killed girlfriend in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command said it has commenced investigation on the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year old lady, Biola Soyinka who was found dead in a hotel after visiting her boyfriend, Olasunkanmi Oluwole, in Oke-Igbo in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Oluwole was said to have invited the lady from Lagos for a weekend before allegedly killing her in the hotel where she lodged the young lady.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident said the matter was still under investigation at the Criminal Investigation Department of the command.

She added that the suspect would be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.

Odunlami said, “The case is still at the state CID for further investigation and after the completion of the investigation, he would be charged to court.”

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In a report, the deceased’s elder brother, Akeem Jinadu, said “On the 16th of January, we received a call from Oluwole that my sister Biola had passed on.

“When we asked what happened to her? He (suspect) said Biola became unconscious after she slumped at about 4 am.

“Oluwole said by the time he rushed her to the hospital, the doctors declared her dead. When we asked him to bring her corpse back to Lagos, he demanded that we send money for transportation.

“Contrary to what Oluwole said when the police arrested him, there were marks sustained from beating on her body when we went to identify the remains at the morgue.

“Her neck, face, and body had dark patches because she was a fair person. From the state of her corpse it is very oblivious she didn’t die from falling, rather the marks on her body show she was beaten and strangled to death.”

But the PPRO said the suspect has been arrested and taken to custody, while the corpse of the victim was deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.