Recent reports from the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), which claimed that Ayomide Adeleye, a prime suspect in a murder case, was released from custody and is not in prison has been refuted by the Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
The controversy erupted following FIJ’s headline, “Ayomide Adeleye Not in Prison, and Was Never Remanded for Murder.”
Adeleye, a 200-level Philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in early September 2024.
He stands accused of the brutal murder of Christianah Idowu, a 300-level student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). His arrest followed a thorough investigation into the crime.
On November 5, 2024, Adeleye was brought before Magistrate Seyi Omodara at the Ogba Magistrate Court, where a remand warrant was issued for his detention at Ikoyi Prison, pending the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) advice on the case.
In response to the FIJ’s claims, SP Hundeyin took to social media platform X to clarify the confusion.
He explained that while a person with a similar name was indeed released in April 2024, this individual was charged with a different offense entirely, and is not the same person as Ayomide Adeleye, who remains in custody for the alleged murder.
The police spokesperson’s statement aimed to clear the air and reassure the public that the correct individual is still behind bars, awaiting further legal proceedings.
He said: “We can confirm that Ayomide Adeleye was charged with murder and was remanded for the same offense.
“It is also a fact that another person bearing the same name was remanded for a different offense and released in April 2024, long before the Ayomide we are talking about committed his offense.
“An outfit that prides itself on investigation should live up to its name. Relying on ‘sources’ rather than the spokesperson of the Correctional Service would land you in this kind of misinformation.”
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