An armed robbery suspect, Jimoh Yekini,
on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said he “mistakenly” stoned his
friend’s father to death.
Yekini, 36, also known as Ejo (snake),
told journalists while being paraded with other armed robbery suspects
at the state police command that his usual weapon of attack was a stone.
The victim, Kamoru Lamidi, was said to have died after a stone Yekini threw at his son, Sumaila, hit him.
According to Yekini “They
call me Ejo (snake) because I am a stubborn being. I was only fighting
with Sumaila and stoned him. The stone mistakenly hit his father on the
head.
“I threw a second stone, which also it also hit him in the head, but I did not know it was not Sumaila.”
But the police insisted he killed Lamidi when he went to rob the victim’s house.
Yekini was said to have been on the run since the incident.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Tambari Mohammed, said Yekini was on the command’s wanted list for
violent robberies he had carried out.
The CP said, “He ran out of luck on
August 12, 2012, after the Special Anti-Robbery Squad office got a
report that he was sighted at Agbeni area of the metropolis while
robbing houses.
“SARS operatives quickly swung into
action and stormed the scene where he was arrested after a long struggle
with the help of the community.
“He was the mastermind of the communal
clash that occurred in December 2011 at Agbokojo /Foko area in which
several people were killed while many houses and worship centers were
razed. Assorted weapons like AK-47 were used freely at the time.”
The police said he was wanted in connection with many other robberies.
The suspect was paraded alongside 10 other suspects accused of sundry criminal offenses including armed robbery and car theft.
-PUNCH
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