The Police State Command in Osun has paraded two suspected Yahoo Boys identified as Wahab Hammed aged 28 and Adegoke Ayobami for killing thier Oguntade Wasiu.
The Public Relations Officer SP Yemisi Opolola while speaking to newsmen at the state police command in Osogbo on Tuesday, added that suspects were arrested on August 12 at Alaro Area, Modakeke, Osun State.
She explained that the suspects were arrested following the information received at ‘B’ Division Modakeke that a person was missing and was in connection with Wahab Hammed.
According to her, “Investigation revealed that the suspects and the victim were friends and internet fraudsters popularly called ‘yahoo boy’ and having discovered the deceased always making money more than them, the duo conspired and lured their friend (the deceased) to an uncompleted building in a remote part of Alaro area, Modakeke in a bid to collect money from him and in the course of struggle he was killed.
“The suspects made away with the victim’s motorcycle which was recovered from the second suspect house. The suspects will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.”
She added that CP Olawale Olokode he Is not deviating from the earlier promise not to make the State a safe haven for criminals.
Speaking to ADULAWONEWS the suspects confessed to killing Oguntade because he was making more money than them in the internet fraud business.
According to the suspects, Oguntade was macheted to death.
The decease, according to a relative, was lured out of his house by his friend who called him for a land business around 4pm.