By Ayodele Oni
Three suspects are now assisting the Ondo State Police Command to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a 62 year – old retired head Teacher, Mrs Sidikat Adamolekun at Ikare.
Mrs Adamolekun’s lifeless body was discovered by one of her grandchildren in a pool of blood after she returned from school.
Among the suspects in police net are a casual house help hired by the deceased, her son and one other.
Their arrest followed efforts by the Police from Ikare Area Command and Okeagbe Division after days of tracking the deceased’s phone, which was stolen.
According to Police sources, the handset was taken away by her assailants.
“Nemesis caught with the suspects when the stolen handset was tracked leading to the arrest of one of them, who later invited his accomplice to Okeagbe where they confessed to the crime.
“The two suspects disclosed that they scaled the fence to enter and went straight to the deceased bedroom where she laid on her bed after taking her bath.
“They also confessed that wooden box was used to hit the deceased on the head before she was strangulated.
“The mother of one of the suspects, living at Owolabi Street Ikare Akoko, who was a casual house keeper and cleaner for the late Mrs Adamolekun is one of the suspects.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Akure with the three suspects.”
