Police Arrest Masquerade For Stabbing man to death in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested a masquerade and one of his followers who allegedly stabed to death a 30-year-old man who refused to give them money.




The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Olugbenga Adeyanju, told newsmen that the masquerade, Olu Olowokere; and his 75-year-old follower, Adaramola Ajuloko, allegedly killed one Femi Makanjuola during a festival in Akure.

“On October 6, 33-year-old Seun Makanjuola of Adu Memorial, off Saint Francis Grammar School, Gaga, Akure, reported at ‘B’ Division Police Station that his younger brother was stabbed to death for refusing to give masquerade and his followers money.


“The masquerade, Olowokere, and one Adaramola Ajuloko were arrested, while one Deji Dada of Jeje Street, Danjuma and Sunday Adaramola of Olorunsogo Street, both in Gaga, Akure, are still at large,” he said.

The police commissioner said that the suspects will soon appear in court after the completion of investigation.