Abductors of murdered Osun landlord arrested, corpse discovered inside forest

Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested the abductors of an Osun State who was later murdered.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed that four of the suspects have been arrested and are given useful information.

The decomposing body of the old landlord identified as Oladepo Asaolu was discovered after days of being declared missing.

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Asaolu was declared missing on October 5, 2022 after being taken to an unknown place by a motorcyclist.

It was learnt that Asaolu, who hailed from Ora-Igbomina, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, was allegedly sold to kidnappers for N1 million naira.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, said: “It is true that the man’s decomposing corpse was found in the bush on Sunday. I gathered that his tenant, an indigene of Osan community, close to Ora-Igbomina, sold him to kidnappers at the rate of N1m.