The Divisional Police Officer of Warewa saved a man named Ahmed Owolabi from bleeding to death, who as atc the time of filing this report cannot explain why the passenger he was carrying inflicted injuries on him.
On January 11, 2025, at about 4:15 PM, Alani Muritala, a resident of Shefu Elede Ibafo, came to the police station to report that his brother, Ahmed Owolabi, a 27-year-old motorcyclist from Onimane Magada Ibafo, had been injured by Sherif Oyeniyi, who lives at 44 Association Road, Orange Estate, Voera, Arepo, Ogun State.
The complainant stated that while Ahmed a commercial motorcyclist was conveying Sherif to his destination, in Arepo and nearing Sherif’s residence at Orange Estate, Sherif attacked him with a razor blade, inflicting severe deep cuts on his neck in two separate parts.
The Divisional Police Officer when alerted quickly rushed the victim to the hospital for medical attention, the suspect was also taken into custody for questioning. The suspect displayed no remorse for his actions, but muttered he had earlier visited a seer otherwise known as a voodoo doctor.while undergoing interrogation and was asked if the native doctor required blood for initiation, he claimed it was the devil’s handiwork.
The Divisional Crime Branch is conducting an investigation, and the suspect will be charged in court as soon as investigations is completed.