Police Arrest Four Bank Officials Over Death Of Debtor’s Wife In Ogun
Police have arrested four staffs of Zefa microfinance bank for killing the 50-year-old wife of their debtor in Ogun state.
The suspects. Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi
Oloko, were arrested on Wednesday after the deceased’s daughter lodged a complaint at the Agbado police headquarter, Stating thus:
That her mother, Vivian Omo was pushed by one of the suspects, which led to her death.
The suspects, whose bank is situated at Abule-Ijoko, Lemode area of Ifo local government area of Ogun state, reportedly went to the house of their debtor and started packing her belongings.
Spokesman of the state police command, SP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
He further explained that the four suspects have been arrested by men of the state police command.
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According to Oyeyemi, the trouble started when the bank staffs visited the home of the deceased to ask for the payment of a loan taken from the bank by
The deceased’s husband but they were told that the man was not at home.
Oyeyemi said the bank staffs were not satisfied with the woman’s explanation about her husband whereabouts. They decided to pack all the electronics in the
House to their office, an action which was resisted by the deceased.
While the woman was struggling with the bank’s staff, one of them pushed her And she fell down and was unconscious.
The deceased, according Oyeyemi, was then rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
The corpse has been deposited at Ifo general hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile the commissioner of police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation departments for further investigation.
The CP also read a riot act to loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loans from their debtors.