The police in Osun State have
arrested a former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rauf Aregbesola
of Osun State, Mr. Bode Olugbore, after a 29-year-old woman, Kemi
Arobieke, was allegedly found dead in his apartment.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Kemi, who the family claimed was Olugbore’s lover, was found dead in the ex-SSA’s apartment on Saturday, August 8.
Our correspondents gathered that Kemi,
an event planner, came from Lagos to visit Olugbore in Osogbo, the Osun
State capital, on Thursday, August 6, and promised to return on
Saturday.
It
was learnt that Kemi’s family, however, got a call on Sunday that the
lady had been electrocuted in the ex-SSA’s apartment, and her corpse had
been deposited in a mortuary.
It was gathered that the matter was
reported at the Dada Police Division, and policemen from the station
removed the corpse from the apartment.
It was learnt that the ex-SSA was arrested thereafter.
The deceased’s elder brother, Ayoola,
who confirmed the death of his sister to our correspondents on the
telephone on Tuesday said Kemi had known Olugbore for about four years,
but the family initially did not know about their relationship.
He said he, Kemi and Olugbore were
members of the same church in Lagos, adding that her sister told the
family that the suspect had separated from his wife, who had three
children for him.
He said, “My sister travelled to Osogbo
and she was supposed to return to Lagos on Saturday, but we got a call
from the police that she was involved in an accident and it was very
serious.
“When we got to Osogbo, the police
prevented us from seeing her, but told us that she had been electrocuted
by an electric fan, but it is unbelievable.”
Ayoola, said the explanation sounded illogical as there were no traces of burn either on her body or on the fan.
He said, “However, we are waiting for
the outcome of the autopsy which was done on Saturday. We have known
Bode (Olugbore) for a while. He works with the Osun State Government.
Kemi was also gainfully employed, having finished from the university.
“We were made to understand that she was
electrocuted in the apartment by a standing fan. That is very hard for
me to understand. The police showed us the fan, and it seemed to be
working fine. It was not burnt. The socket was not burnt. So, it is
suspicious that she was electrocuted. The current in a fan is not enough
to kill except one has direct contact with a live wire. The marks on
her body suggested something contrary.
“Right now, everyone is waiting for answers from the autopsy. We know that the man has been arrested by the police.”
Our correspondents gathered that
Olugbore’s lawyer’s said the ex-SSA was not in his apartment at the time
of the incident, adding that Kemi’s death was a domestic accident.
When our correspondent called the ex-SSA’s phone number, the calls did not connect.
The Arobieke’s family lawyer, identified
only as Olayiwola, told our correspondents that the result of the
autopsy was with the police, adding that both families would be invited
by the police.
The Osun State Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Folashade Odoro, confirmed the arrest. She added that
investigation was ongoing on the matter.
She said, “I don’t know about who is
involved, but the suspect has been arrested by the police. Investigation
is also ongoing on the matter. When things like this happen, the first
suspect is the owner of the apartment. So, he was arrested immediately.”
The governor’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, when contacted declined to comment on the matter.
He said, “It is a police matter. You can get accurate information about whatever happened from the police.”
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