Obeta 27, allegedly beat girlfriend to d€ath over ‘Yahoo money’

A young man in Ogun State, identified as Obeta John, a 27-year-old Yahoo boy has been arrested for allegedly beating his undergraduate girlfriend to d€ath in Ogun

He is currently cooling his feet at the Ogun state Police Command for allegedly k!lling his girlfriend, identified as Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade.

The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received at Ode -Remo divisional headquarters, that the suspect, who resides at No 3, Mojubade compound, Eredu Ishara, locked himself and his girlfriend inside his room and started b€ating the girl and hitting her head against the wall, and all efforts made to persuade him to open the door proved abortive.

”Upon the distress call, the DPO Ode-Remo division, CSP Fasogbon Olayemi quickly led his men to the scene where they met the victim in the pool of her blood after forcing the door open. 

The victim was quickly rushed to State Hospital Ishara, but was pronounced d€ad by doctor on duty. ”A statement from Oyeyemi reads

He said the suspect who is an indigene of Enugu state was promptly arrested and taken into custody. 

”On interrogation, the suspect, Obeta John, informed the police that he is an internet fraudster and that a certain amount of money from one of his clients was paid into the account of his deceased girlfriend which she refused to relinquish to him.

He stated further that it was the argument over the said money that led to a scuffle between them which eventually led to the d€ath of the girl. ”the statement further read

Abimbola added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.