Bank officials kill debtor’s wife while attempting to recover loan

The Ogun state police command have arrested 4 staff of a Microfinance bank situated at Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo LGA on May 10, 2023 over the death of a 50-year-old Vivian Omo, who is wife of one of their debtors.

In a statement confirming the incident on May 14, 2023 the Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the bank staffers were not satisfied with the claim that the man was not at home, so they tried to go away with some electronics, but the late wife resisted.

“While the deceased was struggling with the bank’s staffers, one of them p¥shed her and she fell and was unconscious.

She was then rushed to hospital for but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,” Oyeyemi said. He added that the incident was reported at the Agbado divisional HQ by the daughter of the deceased after which detectives went to the scene where the bankers: Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi & Femi Oloko were arrested.