23-yr-old job seeker nabbed for hacking motorcycle rider over N150

Ibrahim Sulaimon, 23, is now in police net after he allegedly killed a motorcycle rider identified as Rafiu Gafar, in the Ajuwon area of Ogun State over a fare fee of N150.

According to reports, the suspect (a job seeker) who was arrested by police in Ogun State had a heated argument with the victim over money which later snowballed into a fight which saw Ibrahim hit Rafiu severally in the head with a plywood.

According to a family member of the deceased, the father of three was confirmed dead at a private hospital and his wife and kids got to know about his demise about four days later.

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“He went out that day for work. He always plied Ajuwon and its environs. But everybody was surprised when he did not return home. We searched for him for four days without any trace,” the family member said.

“Nobody knew anything until a policeman came from the Ajuwon Police Division and showed us pictures of his dead body. He told us that he was hit with plywood on the head several times that Thursday when he went missing, over mere N150,” he added.

The incident was later confirmed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, who said that the suspect would be paraded in court as soon as investigations into the case were concluded.

 

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