Crimes

Police recover body of murdered couple’s son from Ogun river

Police operatives have recovered the remains of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the son of the couple who were burnt to death by unknown persons in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Sunday, January 1.

The deceased was said to have been thrown into a river along the Adigbe-Obada Road in Abeokuta after he was kidnapped alongside the housemaid by the assailants who murdered his parents.

The Star had reported that the assailants, after killing the couple, set ablaze their corpse and the house in the Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA) of Abeokuta.

It was gathered that the killers had trailed the couple to their residence from their church, where they had attended the crossover service to usher in the New Year.

It was however learned that the decomposing body of Oreoluwa was discovered floating on the river by fishermen on Tuesday morning.

A fisherman, Idowu Taiwo, who first discovered the corpse, said he saw the body floating on the river while he was preparing for the day’s work.

“On Monday, we heard that someone was thrown into this river but this morning while we were preparing for work, the police approached us and pleaded with us to inform them any time we discover the body.

“But this morning at about 7:30 we discovered the body while we were checking on our equipment in the river. I called someone to help us get the number of the PPRO to tell him that we have discovered the body.

“Not long after, the police came and we showed them the body after we had brought it to the river bank,” Taiwo disclosed.

The fisherman added that the police officers later took the corpse of Oreoluwa away in the presence of his family members.

Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the command has commenced an investigation to unravel the mystery behind the death of the Fatinoyes.

Oyeyemi said a suspect had been arrested in connection to the incident.

The Star