The Police have arrested a woman and three men for allegedly beating a suspected young thief to death.
The woman, Mrs. Adijat Adeyemi is a provision shop owner at Asunmo Junction, Ede, in Osun State while other suspects, said to be thugs in the area are Akeem Akinọla, Lamidi Abass and Ibrahim Quadri.
Mrs. Adeyemi was at her shop when two young boys, Ogunsola Roqeeb and Adewale Temitope, visited his shop at about 10:00pm on November 6, 2024 and pretended to buy some items.
The Point gathered that as Roqeeb was engaging the 58-year-old woman and negotiating prices of items with her, Temitope was busy shoplifting.
The duo allegedly stole three Maltina, a carton of cigarettes and a bottle of Origin Bitters alcohol.
However, the boys were yet to move far away from the shop when the female trader suspected that some of her wares were missing and raised the alarm in the neighbourhood.
Upon hearing the trader’s lamentation and cry, the group of three men who were relaxing beside the woman’s shop, chased the two young boys and apprehended them.
They allegedly beat them to pulp and in the process, one of them identified as Temitope, lost consciousness and died.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola explained that the three suspected thugs and the trader were arrested in relation to the alleged murder.
She said instead of handing over the young boys to the police, they took laws into their hands and beat Temitope to death.
The Police image maker stated that the suspects would be arraigned in court after completion of investigation.
