Homicide detectives
from the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID),
Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, have launched a manhunt for a security guard, identified
as Shina for allegedly shooting his girlfriend, Aishat Adedimaji, to death at the
Odogunyan, Ikorodu area of the metropolis.
Shina and Adedimaji,
28, had been dating for years until last year when the lovers parted ways.
After the end of the relationship, Adedimaji started dating another guy,
Rasheed Owomoyo, in the same neighbourhood as Shina. Unfortunately, Shina was
not happy with the fact that Adedimaji had moved on.
According to
neighbours, Shina is a dismissed policeman, but nobody knew why he was kicked
out of the Force. However, after leaving the Force, he joined the Oodua
People's Congress (OPC). He would later be kicked out of OPC for allegedly
stealing. After leaving OPC, he joined Onyabo Vigilante Group in Ikorodu, and
was then posted to Odogunyan area to guard a street.
Adedimaji
was killed at a guest house, located at white House, bus stop, along Ita Oloja
Odogunyan area of Ikorodu. He was killed after Shina trailed her and Owomoyo to
a guest house.
A
resident, Mr. Moruf Ademola, said: “The lady was dating Shina until they fell
apart. The lady went on to start dating another guy, but Shina was not happy
seeing her dating another guy. Each time he sees her with her new lover, he
would assault and threaten to deal with her and the new boyfriend. On March 22,
Aishat and her new boyfriend went to a guest house to relax at about 6pm.
Shina, who knew they were in the hotel, hid outside and waited for them to come
out. Immediately the lovers stepped out and moved towards Owomoye’s car, Shina jumped
out and confronted them. He asked Owomoye why he brought his ‘wife’ to a hotel.
Just as Aishat was saying she was no more dating Shina, he brought out his
service pistol and shot her on the chest. I was made to understand that Shina
wanted to shoot Owomoye, but the bullet got Aishat. When Shina realised what he
had done, he ran away.”
Ademola
said that the suspect had been on the run since he committed the crime. He said
that the police had also been making efforts to arrest him.
Another
resident in the community, Mr James Shobayo, said: “On that fateful day, I saw
two men arguing. I thought they were arguing about football. Before I knew what
was happening, I heard gunshot. I rushed out to check what was happening and
saw a lady in a pool of blood. She had been shot dead. Everybody came out to
assist the victim, but unfortunately she died on the spot. The man that shot
her escaped.”
Shobayo
further added: "The owner of the hotel also made effort to rush her to
hospital, but she had already given up the ghost. It was an unfortunate
incident. The corpse was later evacuated by Policemen from Sagamu Police
Station. I have not witnessed such a thing before.”
A
resident of the area, who doesn't want her name mentioned, said; “It was
jealousy that made Shina to kill his former lover. It was on a Sunday that it
happened; I was in my room sleeping. I suddenly heard people at a beer parlour,
shouting that someone has killed a lady. I rushed out only to find the lady in
a pool of blood. She was already dead. I was told the suspect and the deceased
had dated each other before they parted and that she got another boyfriend. I
don't understand why he killed her. He wasted her out of jealousy. The lady’s
new boyfriend was just crying at the scene.”
Adedimaji
friend, who identified herself as Itunu, revealed that her late
friend jilted Shina because of his excessive jealousy.
She
said: “Whenever Shina sees any man with Aishat, he would get angry. He would
beat and accuse her of cheating on him. It was when she couldn't bear it
anymore that she left him. But since Aishat left Shina, he had not allowed her
to rest. He trailed her everywhere. It was unfortunate that we lost her because
she was a generous person and friendly. I’m going to miss her. She was my gist
partner. I want police to arrest and bring the suspect to book. I don't know
what her parents would be going through right now. I want justice for her; I
don't want her to die in vain.
The
owner of the guest house, Hassan Olanukan, said: “The lovers are regular
customers, but on that fateful day, after taking some drinks, they left for
their car. I was inside when I suddenly heard a gunshot. I rushed outside and
saw the woman lying on the ground. I held the person that came to the club with
her until the Police came to arrest him. The person that shot the girl, is a
security guard employed to watch over the community. He ran away after
committing the crime. He wore a top with the inscription, ‘Onyabo Vigilante
Group.’ We have confirmed that he is a member of the group. I even went to
their base, but he was nowhere to be found."
The
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP), Bala Elkana, said the case was under investigation.
He
added: “We have been able to arrest two people in connection with the crime and
we are also going after the perpetrator of the crime. The remains of the
deceased had been deposited at the mortuary.”
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