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Adewale Abimbola, Monday Benzon, Mukaila Azeez and Shodeinde Oluwafemi, were arrested on Wednesday, over their alleged involvement in the murder of one Sidikatu Onasanya, 52, at Imoro.
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The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained that the arrest was made following a report from one of the children of the deceased, Wasiu Onasanya, who complained that he was in the village when the suspected land-grabbers came and attacked him with dangerous weapons.
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The PPRO said: “He stated further that while they were making effort to abduct him, his mother, Sidikatu Onasanya, attempted to prevent them from taking him, but they pushed her. She fell and became unconscious and later died.
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The hoodlums also opened fire on police officers called to intervene and the officers responded. At the end of the operation, the four suspects were arrested, while others escaped into the nearby bush. Recovered from them are 23 expended and two live cartridges.”
