The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and arraigned a Beniniose couple and their accomplice before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate Court over the alleged murder of a 45-year-old man, Mr. Ayoola Bello.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the defendants – Sunday Sojunu, 35, his wife Toyin Sojunu, 31, and an accomplice, Dare Sampson, 32, were arraigned on three-count charge of the alleged murder under the Criminal Law of the State.
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, led by they Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dayo Akinbisehin, arrested the suspects following investigations into the killing of the deceased in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
After the investigation, the Police found them culpable and charged before the Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The prosecutor, Supol Kehinde Olatunde, informed the court that the defendants were apprehended on 24th November, 2025, for their alleged roles in the crime.
According to the prosecution, Toyin, a TikTok content creator, met the deceased on the social media platform, and both became friends. On 15th September, 2025, Mrs. Toyin, allegedly traveled to Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, under the false pretence of visiting Benin Republic, and spent two days with the deceased at a hotel.
The prosecutor stated that Toyin later confessed the affair to her husband, after which the couple allegedly planned to lure the deceased to their residence in Ikorodu. The accomplice was reportedly hired to assist in the act.
The prosecution alleged that the deceased was held captive and ransom collected from his family before he was eventually killed. His remains were later disposed of in a remote area of the state.
The offences, the prosecutor said, contravened Sections 165, 222, and 233 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
However, their plea were not taken following a motion moved by the prosecutor asking the Court to give a date and refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O. O. Adeosun, ordered that the two male defendants be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, while the female defendant was remanded at the Kirikiri Female Correctional Facility.
The Court further directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
The matter was adjourned tilll 21st January, 2026, for the report of the DPP’s advice to be ready, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh Moshood, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to curbing criminality and ensuring the safety of lives and property across the state.