By GBENGA OLARINOYE
OSOGBO—Osun state Police command yesterday paraded 23 suspects, including one Lawrence Dada who allegedly murdered a protester in Osogbo during the last nationwide protest against fuel subsidy removal.

Parading the suspects in Osogbo, Osun state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olusegun Solomon, said the suspects were picked up in different locations in the state in the last three weeks.

He disclosed that Dada aka “The Law” with his friend, Tunde Ajiboye, while driving his car with number plate XG 109 AA  on January 9,  this year at Jolayemi junction in Osogbo met a road block mounted by labour strike protesters.

According to him, a quarrel ensued between them and the protesters where Dada Lawrence was said to have inflicted a deep machete cut on one Mojeed Wale Kareem’s head during a free for all which eventually resulted in his death.

The Commissioner said  the suspects had made useful information to the police while investigation was still ongoing.

Similarly, five suspects were also paraded for the alleged murder of an 80- year old, James Komolafe on his farm at Jagun village, Osun sate in December last year.

The Police boss recalled that the deceased with his son, Olagunju Komolafe, went to the farm at Jagun village where they saw one Ajibade Adeoye and Omoworare Adesoji felling trees in his farm.

He said: “An argument ensued between them which was later settled. Thereafter, the deceased’s son left for his farm but on his return to his father’s farm he could not see his father and went back home to inform his elder brother, Wale Komolafe of the development.

“Search was conducted around the farm where the deceased was found dead in his pool of blood. Police investigations later revealed that the suspects used their Dorman sawing machine to cut the deceased in the face, killed him and hid his corpse in the forest where it was later found.”