Police arrest 28-year-old ‘serial killer’ in Ogun

Operatives of Ogun Police Command yesterday arrested a 28-year-old alleged serial killer, Sunday Paul, in Ikenne area of the state. The suspect, according to a statement by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, is a leader of Eiye Confraternity which was responsible for killing not less than 15 people in Ikenne and other neighbouring towns. The […]

Operatives of Ogun Police Command yesterday arrested a 28-year-old alleged serial killer, Sunday Paul, in Ikenne area of the state.

The suspect, according to a statement by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, is a leader of Eiye Confraternity which was responsible for killing not less than 15 people in Ikenne and other neighbouring towns.

The suspect, known as Blade and a one-eyed man, was said to be on the wanted list of the police for almost a year.

Narrating how he was arrested, Oyeyemi said the suspect was nabbed following “an intensive surveillance and technical investigation into his activities.”

“Upon his arrest, it was discovered that he had been arrested and charged to court on three different occasions and that he recently came out of prison over a murder related case.

“On interrogation, he (suspect) admitted to being the leader of Eiye cult group in Ikenne and its environs. He equally confessed to been responsible for the killing of one Kabiru who he claimed to be a member of a rival cult group,” Oyeyemi said.

According to the command’s spokesman, there was jubilation by the people of the area, following the arrest of the suspect.

Oyeyemi added that the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the activities of the suspect with the view to charging him to court.