Oyo Police Confirms Identity Of Decomposed Body Found In Awotan Ibadan, Vows To Unravel Mysterious Death
By Kazeem Awojoodu, Ibadan
Oyo state police Command has promised to unravel the mystery behind death of decomposed body found in Ibadan.
Naijanewshub.com.ng reports that the Oyo State Police Command has vowed to unravel the mystery behind the death of one late Aderemi John Abiola whose decomposed body was discovered recently in Idi-Orogbo, Adeosun Life Forte Area, Awotan Apete area of Ibadan.
The state commissioner of Police, CP. Adebowale Williams in a press statement signed by the state police public relations officers, SP. Adewale Osifeso stated that the investigation is ongoing to demystify the possible cause of death of the decomposed body of late Aderemi John Abiola.
A copy of the statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday stated as thus; “Anchoring on the strength of solid communal partnerships and provision of credible information to the Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday 04/09/2022 at about 1400hrs, representatives from the Landlord/Landlady’s Association of Idi-Orogbo, Adeosun, Life Forte Area, Awotan, Apete, Ibadan reported a case of suspected sudden and unnatural death at Apete Divisional Police Headquarters.
The statement further maintained that, “In swift coordinated response to the information provided, the Divisional Police Officer and a team of Crime and forensic detectives approached the (3) Three-Bedroom block residence of the deceased and found his remains glued to his beddings lying upward with no visible signs of struggle at a glance.
Preliminary findings from residents of the community and the Driver’s license found in his wallet revealed that the deceased was indeed Late Aderemi John Abiola and was last seen around 2018, a fact corroborated by family members of the deceased when contacted by detectives of the command attached to the SCID.
Furthermore, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, CP Adebowale Williams psc(+) fdc while appealing to well-meaning members of the public for assistance regarding the provision of useful information has also directed the immediate transfer of the case to the command’s apex investigation body, the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
In furtherance of the above, the scene has since been cordoned in the interest of public health and safety to enable the completion of the investigation aimed at demystifying the possible cause of death.
Lastly, the case is actively monitored with the assurances of detailed updates provided accordingly, please.
The concluded part of the statement stated that, “In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively.