•The suspect, Kazeem Adebayo
Officers of the Ogun Stare Police Command have arrested Kazeem Adebayo, 47, of Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State, for killing his supposed lover, Ms Abosede Adesanya, a 30-year-old mother of five.
According to police report, Abosede’s 84-year-old mother, Amoke, had recently sold a piece of land so she could buy another property where she and her daughter planned to build a two-bedroom flat.
Adebayo, report says, was among those who signed the documents for the land sale and later promised to help them find a good place to buy, reports Daily Independent.
Unknown to the unsuspecting women, Adebayo had a clandestine motive.
He reportedly asked Abosede to come to his house with ₦530,000, the money from the land sale.
When she arrived, he attacked her, striking her on the head with a pestle.
Abosede was said to have cried out in pain but died shortly later; having been fatally hit on the head.
After killing Abosede, Adebayo buried her in a shallow grave right inside his room.
He reportedly used ₦30,000 from the money to settle a debt and hid the rest inside his ceiling.
When Abosede failed to return home that night, her mother became worried and called Adebayo, who denied seeing her.
Amoke then reported the case to the police.
During the investigation, Adebayo continued to deny any involvement.
However, the case was later transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department in Ijebu Igbo.
A search of Adebayo’s room led officers to the shallow grave where Abosede’s body was found, confirming the tragic truth.
