Police in Ondo said they have arrested two persons in connection with the death of an Akure socialite, Oladoyinbo Adebayo.
The lifeless body of Mr Adebayo, popularly known as Saybayo, was found in his car in Ijapo area of Akure in December last year.
In a statement on Friday, Ondo police spokesperson Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya said one Atinuke Adeniyi, 29, who was alleged to have had an affair with the deceased, was arrested on Sunday.
Another suspect, Adeojo Ilesanmi, aged 50, who operates a brothel in the city, was also arrested.
“On 10 December 2023, the corpse of one Adebayo, popularly called Saybayo, was found abandoned in his car within Ijapo Estate, Akure,” the statement read.
“The SWAT team through intelligence-led policing, apprehended one Atinuke Adeniyi ‘f’ aged 29 who claimed she and the deceased were involved in a romantic affair.
“That on the 9th, a day before the corpse was dumped, she and the deceased made out at a brothel in Ijapo, after which the deceased started convulsing and out of fear she abandoned him and quietly left the room,” the police further said.
The suspect subsequently led the police team to the brothel where its owner Mr Ilesanmi was arrested.
Ilesanmi later confessed to have driven the corpse to the scene where it was found, claiming that he was afraid when he realised the deceased died in his brothel.
Police said the suspects would be charged to court when investigations are concluded.
