The Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday, said that it had arrested one Jamiu Salihu aged 29 in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old alleged girlfriend, Temitope Elemide.

Elemide was reportedly raped and stabbed to death on Sunday at her family residence in Bosero community, Olodo in Odeda Local Government Area of the state.

A source who spoke to PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity said, “This ugly incident occurred on Sunday when some hoodlums stormed the residence of this girl, raped her and smashed her head.

“These hoodlums took advantage of the fact that she was the only one at home to carry out the heinous act.”

Elemide was said to be preparing for the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination before her tragic death.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday.

Odutola described the incident as a murder case which was reported to the police on Sunday.

She explained that one Jamiu Salihu, 29, the boyfriend of the deceased, had been arrested in connection with the alleged murder.

“There was a suspected murder report on February 25, from Odeda that they met a lifeless body of Elemide inside the room stabbed with a knife on her head and body.

“There is one Jamiu Salihu, 29 years old boyfriend, who is suspected to have committed the heinous crime. He was seen coming out from the bush on the said day of the crime,” she said.

Odutola said one knife, two iron rods and an android Tecno phone were recovered as exhibits.

She added that the body of the deceased had been deposited in the morgue.

This type of case should not be left unattended. More energy to our police!

Hmmm, this is a lesson to learn from o, we have to always be conscious of everything happening around us, we must train out subconscious mind to read people body languages and their talks many times.

Too bad