Two brothers held over alleged murder

By Osagie Otabor, Akure

Two brothers, Segun Adeoye and Azeez Adeoye, have been detained by the Ondo State Police Command over the alleged July killing of on Seun Akinsiku.

Seun, a member of a vigilance group, was murdered by suspected cultists at Oke Agunla area of Ondo West Local Government Area.

It was one Isiaiah that was arrested in connection to the murder that was said to have mentioned the two brothers as accomplices.

The brothers were said to be also involved in the murder of one Owolabi Oladele, a student of Christian Religious Studies (CRS), at Terere area of New Town in Ondo Town.

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They were apprehended by a combined team of the Ondo Development Committee Peace & Safety Corps, the Amotekun Corps, the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and the Nigerian Police Force.

Police sources said the brothers were arrested inside the Adeyemi College of Education at about 4:30pm.

According to the source, “We mobilised to the school in conjunction with policemen and men of the Amotekun Corps.

“When they sighted us, they ran into the college and we followed them and they were apprehended without any casualty. The suspects are brothers from the same father and mother.

“The suspects have been transferred to the Anti-cultism Department of the Police Command in Akure for further investigation,” he explained

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