Police in Ogun State have arrested a 45- year -old woman, Aderonke Ayinde while trying to dump the corpse of her lover in a bush.
The arrest of the suspect followed a report lodged at Oke-Itoku Police station by one Makinde Ishola who reported that he received an information that a middle aged man whose name was later known as Asimiu Abiodun came to visit the suspect at her residence situated at No.1 Asalu Compound Abeokuta.
The police said that the complainant alleged that the man died in the middle of the night in a questionable circumstance.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer , Abimbola Oyeyemi, eho confirmed yhe incident said that the suspect took the dead body of the deceased to a nearby bush in that night and dumped it there, not knowing that somebody nearby was observing the whole thing.
The PRO said that based on the strength of the report, the DPO Oke-Itoku Division, SP Olatoye Kotonu, led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the corpse evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy.
“On interrogation, the suspect claimed that the deceased is her long time lover who used to pass night in her place, but on that fateful day, he came as usual, but suddenly developed a strange illness in the night and before she could call for help, the man gave up the ghost. She further stated that she decided to dispose the body out of fear.
The family of the deceased has been contacted by the Police for proper identification” he added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has directed the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the case for proper investigation and possible prosecution of the suspect.
