He was allegedly killed
by his gateman and driver who later dumped his body in the garage in his house
at the Ijapo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Ilemobade was earlier
reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen on June 22 together with his gateman and
driver. Since then, there had been no information about his whereabouts until
Sunday when his decomposed body was found in his house.
Speaking about the
incident, Ven. Ayodeji Fagbemi, who is the vicar of the deceased’s church, said
some policemen from the Ondo State Police Command called him after the church
service on Sunday that he should come to the house of Ilemobade at Ijapo.
He said, “I rushed down
there only to see the driver and the gateman of Prof Ilemobade leading the
policemen to the place where the deceased’s remains were kept after being
killed.
“The driver, Yemi, and
the gateman, Daniel, confessed to the policemen that they were the ones that
killed the former VC and poured diesel on him to cover the odour of the
decomposed body.”
The clergyman further explained
that the policemen had removed the remains and deposited them at a mortuary for
further investigation.
When contacted on
telephone, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Isaac Eke, said the driver
and the gateman of the deceased had been arrested.
Eke said, “We have
arrested two suspects in connection with the incident and we are going to
parade them at the command on Monday (today).”
- Punch
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