Police nab ex-employee who masterminded robbery attack on UNILORIN prof, family

Opeyemi Esan, a former driver of Prof. Abdullahi Onimisi of the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has been arrested with two other suspects, Benjamin Musa and Olusegun Omoyajowolo for masterminding a robbery attack against his former boss.

According to Mr. Olusola Amore, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Police Command, during the robbery attack, Esan and the two other suspects inflicted machete wounds on Prof. Onimisi, his wife and son.

When paraded at the command’s headquarters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Esan disclosed that he recruited Benjamin and Olusegun from Lagos for the robbery attack on the household of his former employer because Prof. Onimisi still owes him a month’s salary.

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According to the Police Commissioner, Prof. Onimisi managed to table a report to the police after the robbery attack.

“The professor told us that he was attacked by the three men, who were armed with machetes, and that they carted away his valuables, including a Toyota Muzzle Camry.”

Continuing, Amore added that the suspects were arrested following a tip-off and they will face their time in court as soon as investigations into the matter were concluded.

“Acting on intelligence report, the command’s Anti-Robbery Squad raided an identified black spot on Unity Road, Ilorin, arrested the suspects and recovered all the stolen items.”

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