A legal practitioner Barrister Kayode Oshiyemi has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for conniving with some suspected criminals to fraudulently extort money from a businessman Alhaji Shakirudeen Olufowobi, the CEO of Al Amin farm situated in Imagbon area of Ijebu Ode.
The arrest of the lawyer followed a petition written by the businessman to the commissioner of police CP Ahmed Iliyasu in which he alleged that the lawyer and some hoodlums were after his life.
In the petition, he alleged that the lawyer, having failed in his several attempts to make him part with millions of Naira to him has perfected plan in connivance with some hoodlums some of whom have been arrested earlier on in his Al Amin farm for stealing to either rope him in a case he knew nothing about or get him kidnapped for Ransom.
On the strength of the petition, the commissioner of Police CP Ahmed Iliyasu directed the officer in charge of FSARS SP Uba Adam to discreetly investigate the petition.
In compliance with the CP’s order, the outfit embarked on a technical based investigation and also technically monitored the activities of the said lawyer.
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Their efforts paid off when the lawyer was caught on tape where he was planning with others to use any possible means to make the businessman cough out the sum of #250 million which according to him will be shared among all those who participated in order to teach the complainant Alhaji Shakirudeen Olufowobi the lesson of his life for only God knows reason.
Arrested along with the lawyer are: Adeborode Ogunlaja, Sodiq Owolabi, Abolaji Alabi, Mukaila Abolaji, Abiodun Adebayo and Abolaji Adebola.
On interrogation, Mukaila Abolaji narrated how the lawyer in collaboration with Adeborode Ogunlaja lured him into the plan to fraudulently extort money from the complainant and how the money will be shared among them, stating that he reluctantly keyed in to the plan because of the amount of money involved.
In his own statement, Abiodun Adebayo who regretted knowing the lawyer accused him of once used him to profess a fake miracle in a crusade organized by one of his pastor friend where he was asked to tie a life tortoise on his chest and come out while the crusade is going on to confess been a strong member of an occultist group who is disturbed by the pastor’s prayer.
The allegation the lawyer was unable to deny.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the suspects be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi,
PPRO, Ogun State Police Command.
