The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a Beniniose couple and an alleged confederate earlier than an Ebute-Meta Magistrates’ Court over the alleged homicide of a 45-year-old man recognized as Mr. Ayoola Bello.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh Moshood, reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to curbing criminality and making certain the protection of lives and property throughout the state.
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, led by they Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dayo Akinbisehin, arrested the suspects following investigations into the killing of the deceased within the Ikorodu space of Lagos State.
The suspects — Sunday Sojunu, 35, his spouse Toyin Sojunu, 31, and an confederate, Dare Sampson, 32 — had been arraigned on Wednesday on a three-count cost bordering on homicide. Their pleas weren’t taken.
Magistrate Mrs. O. O. Adeosun ordered that the 2 male defendants be remanded on the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, whereas the feminine defendant was remanded on the Kirikiri Female Correctional Facility.
The courtroom additional directed that the case file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for authorized recommendation and adjourned the matter to January 21, 2026.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Kehinde Olatunde, knowledgeable the courtroom that the suspects had been apprehended on November 24 for his or her alleged roles within the crime.
According to the prosecution, Toyin, a TikTok content material creator, met the deceased on the social media platform, and each grew to become associates. On September 15, she allegedly traveled to Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, below the pretext of visiting Benin Republic, and spent two days with the deceased at a lodge.
The prosecutor acknowledged that Toyin later confessed the affair to her husband, after which the couple allegedly deliberate to lure the deceased to their residence in Ikorodu. The confederate was reportedly employed to help within the act.
The prosecution alleged that the deceased was held captive and ransom collected from his household earlier than he was ultimately killed. His stays had been later disposed of in a distant space of the state.
The offences, the prosecutor mentioned, contravene Sections 165, 222, and 233 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
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Speaking with journalists on the courtroom premises, the daughter of the deceased, Miss Afusat Bello, alleged suspicious {financial} actions shortly earlier than and after her father’s demise.
She mentioned the household had transferred about ₦76,000 to people who claimed they might help with a enterprise association.
According to her, communication ceased after the switch, and repeated calls had been both unanswered or met with excuses.
Miss Bello additional acknowledged that makes an attempt to achieve her father later failed and his telephone was switched off.
The household subsequently accessed the account used for the transaction and found a number of uncommon withdrawals made at odd hours, which she described as inconsistent together with her father’s {financial} habits.
She added {that a} man who later got here to gather further cash was recognized as being linked to the sooner transaction, elevating additional suspicion.
The household has referred to as on authorities to conduct an intensive investigation into the {financial} dealings and the circumstances surrounding Mr. Bello’s demise, saying they’re looking for justice and readability.
