By Ayodele Oni
Ondo State Police Command has commenced investigation and possible arrest of suspects in a case of gruesome murder of a 45 years old housewife.
The incident happened at a suburb village in Ondo west local government area of the state.
Police account explained that “On 08/03/2024 around 1700hrs, one Tajudeen Bolarinwa of Ago road, Onipetesi village reported that at about 1630 hrs that his wife Mrs Kudirat Bolarinwa aged 45 yrs, who goes from one farm to the other to buy kolanuts was murdered in the bush by an unknown person.
“At the scene of incident, the deceased was left with only pant and the side of her face, lower arm and head was severely matcheted.”
Another report indicated that the deceased was found dead in a bush where she was allegedly raped and matcheted to dead.
One of the residents who spoke on condition of anonymity said the deceased followed a man to buy plantain in the farm and she was attacked by the same man on their way.
It was gathered that the man came on Thursday to that area to ask for the people selling plantain that he wanted to sell, but was still in the farm and the deceased followed him to the farm before she met her untimely death.
The deceased’s husband, Abolarinwa, who had led the police search, immediately approached the Enu-Owa Police Division in the area to report the incident.
Spokesperson of the state police command, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said no arrest has been made.
