Three young men narrate how they brutally murdered naval officer in Ondo
Police have arrested three suspects for killing a naval officer, Sub. Lt. Samuel Akingbohun, in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Sub. Lt. Akingbohun, a Naval officer was brutally murdered last week in Ondo State after a confrontation with the young men in the area.
After their arrest on Thursday, the three suspects narrated how they carried out the crime.
According to the suspects, Ayomide Sambo, 20, Johnson Adeleke, 20, and Francis Shagari, 17, who were paraded at the police headquarters, Akure, the state capital, they used an iron rod to hit the officer on his head and scrotum, during a fisticuffs.
They said they attacked and killed the Naval Officer because he slapped and head-butted one of the suspects whose name is Johnson Adeleke.
According to Ayomide Sambo, the deceased attacked Johnson Adeleke and as a result, Sambo said, he and Johnson and Francis Shagari became angry over what happened and they chased the Naval Officer to a junction where he was killed.
Ayomide Sambo went on to say that when they caught up with the Naval Officer at the junction within the community, they attacked him with a rod which they used to hit him on the head and scrotum.
The suspects confessed that after they killed the Naval Officer, they tried to escape but the people apprehended them and handed them over to the police.
“When we came across the naval officer, we were en route to get a power bank. He was coming from the opposite direction, and the area from where he was coming was not good. My companion shoved the officer while we were both trying to move in the good path of the road that was bad.
“The naval officer headbutted him and slapped him out of annoyance. We started pleading with the naval officer. My friend claimed that the naval officer was a fake military guy after he had left.
“We then took a bike, followed him to the intersection, and confronted him. My friend and the naval officer got into an argument. I picked an iron rod during that time and started hitting him with it.
The other suspect, Johnson Adeleke, who denied involvement in the beating and killing of the officer, said, “When I was on my way to remove my power bank, I mistakenly hit my elbow on the navy office. He slapped me and gave me a headbutt. At that moment, we didn’t know that he was a naval officer.
“I was already out of Idoani in a bid to escape when my mother’s elder brother called me to report to the station.”
Also, the third suspect, Shagari Francis, stated that, “I didn’t hit the naval officer, I was just following them. I was arrested when my mother took me to the station to ask if I was part of them.”
