Killers of Ogun Couple, Son Murdered on New Year Day Arrested

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The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested all the suspects involved in the gruesome murder of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, and their only surviving child, Oreoluwa Fatinoye.

The suspects were arrested 40 days after the victims were killed in their residence in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on January 1.

The police spokesman in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists in Abeokuta today.

The assailants had reportedly trailed the couple from their church where they had gone to observe the crossover service. After killing them, they set their corpses and the house ablaze.

The attackers also abducted their son, Oreoluwa, and their adopted son, identified simply as Felix, both of whom they tied and threw into a river.

The corpse of Oreoluwa was later found floating on the river, while the adopted son escaped with injuries.

A few days after the incident, police arrested one Lekan Adekanbi, who they alleged was the prime suspect in the murder.

The couple’s adopted son, who survived the attack, had reportedly identified Adekanbi as one of the assailants.

Adekanbi, who is the driver of the couple, later escaped from police custody and was declared wanted by the police.

But, while confirming the arrest of the suspects, Oyeyemi disclosed that three persons involved in the killing, including the prime suspect, were in custody.

The late Kehinde worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), while his wife, Bukola, worked with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).

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