Jilted Man, 20, Rapes Lady, 35, Kills Her

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Police operatives have arrested a 20-year old jilted man, Gbolahan Ismaila, for allegedly raping and killing a 35-year old lady, Toyin Olubowale, after he reportedly made advances and failed in Ibadan, Oyo State.

P.M.EXPRESS reports as disclosed by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, who paraded the suspect at the Command’s headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.

The Police boss said that the suspect, Ismailia, killed the victim with a wooden stool after forcefully having sex with her and escaped with a motorcycle.

He said, “On 29th August, 2019, about 1400hrs, one Gbolahan Ismaila, 20, boarded a commercial motorcycle ridden by one Joel Musa to No. 15 Road 3 Ogidi Estate, Ibadan. He alighted and entered the house of one Toyin Olubowale, whom he sexually assaulted and subsequently smashed her head with a wooden stool, which led to her death before he made away with her A32F Itel Android cell phone.”
“When the commercial motorcyclist returned him to Oju-Irin, Akobo Area of Ibadan, he noticed a wound and blood stains on one of Gbolahan’s fingers on the right hand and he became suspicious due to unusual sound he heard from the house while he was outside.”
“Hence, the motorcyclist went back to the house and met people crying over the death of the deceased. He thereafter informed the people that he knew the suspect, who killed the deceased and that he brought him to the house earlier in the day. Hence, Joel Musa was promptly arrested and handed over to the Police.”

CP Olukolu noted that the arrest of the motorcycle rider led to the apprehension of the principal suspect, Gbolahan Ismaila, who carried out the dastardly act. He added that on his interrogation, the jilted man confessed to the crime and two other suspects, one Oyedeji Blessing,  22, who received the stolen phone and one Oyekola Mumini, a mobile phone repairer, who assisted to flash and destroy evidence on the phone were arrested and are being interrogated over the dastardly murder.

“On 9th September, 2019, at about 1630hrs, a case of murder of one Toyin Olubowale (F) 35, was reported at Akobo Divisional Police Headquarters, Akobo Ibadan, which was later transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku Ibadan, for discreet investigation.”
While speaking with journalists, the prime suspect Gbolahan Ismail, said that it was the work of the devil that made him to kill the woman, adding he had initially toasted the deceased and the lady said that she will have to think about the proposed love.

“On that day, I went to her house, I had sex with her forcefully, and thereafter I used a wooden stool to hit her on the head and she died. It was the work of the devil. I have once toasted the woman and she told me she will think about it.  I don’t know what prompted me to kill her” Gbolahan narrated.

Meanwhile, another suspect arrested in connection with the murder, Oyekola Mumini, a mobile phone repairer, said that he had nothing to do with the killing of the woman, noting that he was arrested for wiping away details on the phone, unknown to him that it was a stolen phone.

“When the phone of the deceased woman was brought to me, I was told that the documents of the phone had been lost. So I told him (Gbolahan Ismail) to fill a form before I can wipe off the contents of the phone unknown to me that the phone was a stolen one. I was later arrested by the Police as an accomplice” Mumuni said.