Operatives of Ogun State Police Command say they have arrested four employees of ZEFA Microfinance Bank, Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo Local Government, over the death of a 50- year-old Vivian Omo, a wife to one of their debtors.
They were arrested on Wednesday 10th May 2023.
NOTM online reports that yrouble started when the bank employees visited the home of the deceased to ask for the payment of loan taken from the bank by her husband but they were told that the man was not at home.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said they were not satisfied with the woman’s explanation about the whereabouts of her husband, and they decided to pack all the electronics in the house to their office, the step that was resisted by the deceased.
He added that it was while the deceased was struggling with the bank’s staff, one of them pushed her and she fell down and was unconscious.
Oyeyemi stated further, “She was there and then rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
“The report was quickly lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the daughter of the deceased.
“The Divisional Police Officer, Agbado,CSP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led detectives to the scene where four staff of the bank namely: Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko were arrested.”
He said the corpse has been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation.
He also warned loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loan from their debtors, as anyone caught in such act will be arrested and prosecuted.
