Police arrest two suspects over alleged murder of 26-year-old man in Ibadan

Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 26-year-old man.

The suspects were arrested in Ibadan, the state capital.

The command made these declarations via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.

The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday.

Ayanlade in the statement explained that the suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of Kehinde Asimiyu, following a fatal altercation in the Olodo area of Ibadan.

According to the statement: “In the course of the Police intervention and subsequent investigation, two suspects were arrested. They are Taiwo Babarinde, suspected to have inflicted the fatal injury on the deceased, and Ishola Semiu, suspected of involvement in the incident.

“Both suspects are currently in Police custody, while the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for comprehensive investigation.”