Ondo Ex-Deputy Gov’s Daughter: ‘I Didn’t Kill Khadijat,’ Boyfriend Cries Out

Boyfriend of Khadijat Oluboyo, the assassinated daughter of Lasisi Oluboyo, former deputy governor of Ondo state Saidu-Shakiru Adeyemi, has denied involvement in her death.

The police yesterday said two other persons that are yet to be identified were also involved in the death of the 400-level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko.

The Command Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, while parading Adeyemi at the headquarters in Akure, the state capital, said the two accomplices fled after the awful act.

Adeyemi was arrested by the police on Sunday after it was discovered that the remains of the deputy governor’s daughter were in a shallow grave in his room.

While being paraded, Adeyemi said Oluboyo came to his house on Thursday because of her project which he was helping her to do.

He explained further that the deceased later traveled to Lagos on Friday to buy some wrist watches, but she forgot to drop her project with him and promised to return to school from Lagos.

During the interrogation by the police, Adeyemi said “Meanwhile, on Saturday she snapped both the soft and hard copy of her project to me on my WhatsApp for correction.

“On Monday, I believed she was already in school when she sent me a text message to send her N2,000.

“But I was able to send only N1,000. So, I was surprised when I heard a knock on my door later in the day and she entered my room. She later told me that she wanted to receive some visitors in my place, and few minutes later she brought two boys in.

“I was not surprised because that was not her first time to bring someone to my house. Later when they came in, we exchanged greetings and I left them in the room.

“But after 30 minutes, one of the boys called me in and I discovered he held a small gun in his hand while the other boy was on her, naked. And I heard Khadijat saying ‘I will not tell anybody’.

“The boy strangled her to death and threatened me not to shout or else they would kill me. They later forced me to find a digger with which they dug the ground in my room and buried her.

“They are the ones that killed and buried her. I could not shout after they left because of the implication of what has happened, for I was sure nobody would believe me.

“On the fifth day, I was not comfortable anymore, so I exhumed her body and confided in my younger brother who advised that we should inform our father. It was my father who informed the police.”

Mr Joseph said the suspect would soon be charged to court, while effort is ongoing to arrest the accomplices.