I Cut Off Her Hands – Man Who Killed His 50-Year-Old Neighbor Gives Reasons Why

A 27-year-old man identified as Ejike Okata, the suspected killer of his neighbour has been arrested by the
men of the Ogun State Police Command at a motor park in Ijebu-Ode.

Okata who hails from Onueke in the Eza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was arrested 48 hours after he allegedly killed Adeyiba Oladipo, his 50-year-old neighbour, in the Ayegbami area of Ijebu-Ode over a little disagreement.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, revealed this in a statement on Sunday.

The PPRO said the suspect was arrested on Sunday at the Mobalufon junction motor park, while running away to his village in Ebonyi State. According to him, the suspect reportedly cut the deceased with a machete during a minor argument on Friday, which led to her untimely death.

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Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a report by the Oladipo's brother at the Obalende Police Station, Ijebu-Ode, on Friday. The brother had reported that his sister, who resided in the Ayegbami area of the city, was cut with a machete by her neighbour over a minor argument.

He added that the complainant told the police that the suspect ran away immediately after the incident.
Here's what he said;
“Upon the report, the DPO, Obalende Division, CSP Omonijo Sunday, mobilised his detectives to the scene, where the corpse of the victim was recovered and taken to the Ijebu - Ode General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

“A serious manhunt was launched for the fleeing suspect. The efforts of the detectives yielded a positive result on Sunday, March 1, 2020, when the suspect was about to board an Ebonyi State bound vehicle, but he was apprehended by policemen, who had already laid an ambush for him due to intelligence information that they already had about him.

“On interrogation, the suspect, who hails from Onueke in the Eza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, confessed to dealing machete blows on the deceased, because she accused him of stealing a phone, which infuriated him.

“He confessed further that he cut off the woman’s two hands because she wanted to struggle with him and collect the machete.”

The PPRO also disclosed that Kenneth Ebrimson, the Commissioner of Police in the state, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for investigation and subsequently, his prosecution.