The Ogun State Police Command has taken into custody a 25-year-old man, Ayomide Oluwadamilare, over the alleged killing of his former boss, Kola Adun, and an attempt to sell the victim’s car.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, explained that the suspect was nabbed while trying to sell Adun’s Toyota Camry at Ijede, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Odutola noted that the murder was discovered after residents of River Valley Estate in the Ojodu Berger axis reported a disturbing smell coming from Adun’s apartment.
“At about 1300hrs on July 7, 2025, the Divisional Police Officer, Ojodu Abiodun Division, received a distress call from Mubarak area in Akute regarding an offensive smell from a building.
“Officers proceeded to Ogunmoyero Street, River Valley Estate, and upon forcing entry into the premises, discovered the decomposing body of one Mr. Kola Adun on the first floor.
“The body bore visible stab wounds with bloodstains found at the scene,” the statement read in part.
Odutola further disclosed that suspicions began a day earlier when a friend who had planned to take Adun to church noticed the house gate was locked from the outside and couldn’t reach him by phone.
“His mobile phone later went off, prompting the friend to alert the victim’s family and the police,” Odutola noted.
She explained that preliminary findings suggested Oluwadamilare had broken into Adun’s residence on Saturday, fatally stabbed him, and fled in the Toyota Camry bearing plate number AAA 193 GC.
The situation took a new turn when the suspect attempted to sell the car to a dealer in Ijede, who became suspicious of his claims and alerted law enforcement.
“The suspect was arrested at the point of sale.
“The remains of the deceased have been evacuated to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, for autopsy, while the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation and prosecution,” Odutola concluded.
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