who was declared wanted by the Lagos
State Police Command in January, has
been accused of murder.
He was accused of killing a 32-year-old
man, Oluwafemi Adekeye, on Isa Street
in the Aboru, Ipaja area of Lagos State.
According to the police, the suspect,
who is also known as Muda, allegedly
killed Oluwafemi in the presence of his
three-year-old daughter.
The deceased's daughter said, "I saw
Ife's daddy (Oriyomi) in our house and
he pointed a gun at my daddy and I was
begging him not to kill my daddy, but he
(Adigun) shot my daddy and ran away."
The wife of the deceased, Oluwakemi,
who reported the matter at the Oke
Odo Police Division, told policemen that
the incident occurred on February 12,
2014.
Oluwakemi said the suspect and her
husband were friends prior to the
incident, adding that even their children
were also friends.
She said, "I am a 25-year-old
hairdresser. Around 11pm on the said
date, I was making hair for a customer
in front of the house when my husband
returned. He said he was hungry so I
stepped out to get him food. On my
way, I saw Adigun (Oriyomi) in a vehicle.
"He called me and pointed a gun at me.
I wondered what was wrong because he
was a family friend. He asked if my
husband was at home but I said no.
When he probed further, I told him the
truth, so he ordered me to stay outside,
went inside the house and later, I heard
gunshots.
"He came out to where I was standing,
and said, 'Tell Oyibo that I have killed
your husband'.
PUNCH Metro learnt that policemen
attached to the station stormed the
suspect's home in Aboru area, but he
had fled.
"When we got to the house, we saw his
family portrait and other items. We
have reason to believe that he has
relocated with his family because his
neighbours had not seen them in a
while," a police source said.
The police source stated that
investigations revealed that the
deceased used to be a gangster, but had
cut all ties with Oriyomi, causing friction
between them.
"Oluwafemi and Oriyomi used to be in
the same gang. They were also family
friends and their children were also
friends, but Oriyomi killed him for
probably betraying him," the police
source said.
Our correspondent had reported on
September 9, 2013 that Oriyomi was
arrested by the Area D Command.
The suspect in his statement had
confessed that he was a member of the
Black Axe confraternity and owned up to
four murders between 2010 and 2013.
He was subsequently brought before
Mrs Y.B Okusanya-Badejo of an Ebute
Meta Magistrate's court and remanded
in prison pending advice from the
Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The six counts read in part, "That you,
Adigun Oriyomi, and others at large, on
August 30, 2013, at about 0045hrs, at
Martins Street, by Akinyemi Junction,
Mushin, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial
District, did conspire among yourselves
to commit felony, to wit; murder and
thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 231 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria,
2011.
"That you, Adigun Oriyomi, and others at
large, on 30 July, 2013 at about 2130hrs,
at 43, Ikorodu Road, Jibowu, Lagos in
the Lagos Magisterial District, did
attempt to unlawfully kill one Fatai
Maja, by shooting him with a gun in the
leg and thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 228 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria,
2011."
PUNCH Metro learnt that less than
three months after his remand, Oriyomi
was released under controversial
circumstances.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, confirmed the murder of
Oluwafemi.
She added, "The suspect has been
declared wanted and all efforts are on to
arrest him."
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