The Osun state police have confirmed the arrest of a suspected cultist, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, who shot a grocery seller in Ede, Osun state for demanding her money for drinks.
According to the acting Osun state Police Public Relations Officer Adeola Adeoye, who gave a statement of the incident on Thursday, the suspect was to pay N500 for an energy drink he bought and N400 he had collected from the seller.
Apparently, he had promised to transfer the total sum to him and when the seller looked forward to it and it did not come, he approached him to request for the money which led to him being short in her arms.
“On March 8, 2025, at about 9:00 pm, Segun Ogunfunmilayo went to the complainant’s shop located in the Bihari/Ishola area, Ede, Osun State and bought an energy drink at the rate of N500, he demanded cash of N400 from the complainant so that he could transfer the sum of N900 to him which he obliged.
“When he did not receive credit notification of the sum of N900 said to have been transferred by the suspect; he went to inform the suspect that he hadn’t received the alert.
“To his surprise, the suspect brought out a cut-to-size pistol from his bag and shot him in his left hand and right arm and took to his heels,” the statement said.
In addition, the statement said the suspect who confessed to being a member of a cult, Alora, was arrested after the police swung into action in collaboration with the Civilian JTF.
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