Police arrest two suspects over murder of Aiyedatiwa's campaign director

Two individuals have been taken into custody by the Ondo State Police Command in relation to the abduction and murder of Mr. Alaba Abe, a member of the All Progressives Congress in the state's Akoko-South Local Government Area. 

In April of this year, while preparing for the APC governorship primary, Abel, the coordinator of the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation in Akoko South-West LG, was allegedly abducted and shot dead at his home in the Supare Akoko community in the council area. 

In a statement released on Friday, state Police Public Relations Officer Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami confirmed the arrest, stating that the command's Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit made the arrest. Odunlami identified the suspects as Abubakar Umar and Mohammed Sheu.

She said, ” On 30th On the 14th of November, 2024, men of the Special Anti Kidnapping on Stop and Search at Ikare Junction at about 15.20 pm intercepted one Hiace vehicle popularly known as Hummer Bus conveying passengers to Owo.

“During the search, Mohammed Sheu, 21 years demeanour changed, and on reasonable suspicion, he was singled out for brief interrogation. During interrogation, a voice note dropped as a message on his phone, when opened, it was a reply from Sheu’s friend, on the run, who confirmed to have seen his message.

“A prior voice note sent by Sheu was opened; he told his friend that he is not financially buoyant and told him to contact him if there is any kidnapping job available that can fetch them some money.

“Sheu was later arrested and taken to the station for proper investigation, where he confessed to other crimes he has committed ranging from kidnapping and robbery in various places like Kogi, Niger, Akoko, Ifon, Ipele axis and Owo.

According to Odunlami, their standard procedure was to find the victim's home, enter, and take them into the wilderness before demanding a ransom.

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