A student of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in Oyo town, Ajayi Johnson, yesterday told journalists why he attempted to murder his relative by slitting her throat. Johnson, who is now cooling his feet in the police cell in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, police cell, said he had converted the school fees of the said relative, Sarah Ajala, who is a student of the Ekiti State University.
According to the suspect, Ajala’s parents had sent the money through him.
Johnson confessed to have spent the N47,000 belonging to the victim and had slit her throat in order not to refund her the money. The suspect, who was paraded before journalists, said Sarah had threatened to report him to the family if he did not give her the money.
He said: “When I spent my sister’s money, I had no money and there was no way of paying her back. So, I went to her house, entered her room, strangled her and slit her throat with a knife. I then ran away to my house thinking she was dead.” The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina, said Johnson was traced to his house in Oyo town by his men after investigation revealed that he was the culprit.
The commissioner said the victim was presently receiving treatment at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and was getting better. He said: “It is quite unfortunate that a man would do such a terrible thing to his own relative.
This goes to show the level of moral decadence in our society. “The victim, one Miss Sarah Ajala, is presently receiving treatment at the University College Hospital and information reaching us says she is responding to treatment.”
Katsina also disclosed that a number of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were recovered in Ibadan during a search at a public function.
The commissioner, however, did not disclose the area to journalists. He, however, warned members of the public to be more security conscious and beware of materials left carelessly in public places to avert any form of mishap.
Elaborating on the IED, the Commander, Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD), DSP Oluseun Awodele, said “the explosives contained ‘detonatory’ cords, high dynamite batteries, detonator with ammonium nitrate”.
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