The suspected mastermind of the dastardly killings of the Fatinoye couple, Lekan Adekanbi, has confessed that he killed them and their only son for failing to increase his salary.
He stated this in his confessional statement following his re-arrest, along with his two accomplices by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command.
Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their only son, Oreoluwa Fatinoye, were gruesomely murdered on the New Year’s Eve celebration immediately after they returned from the Cross-over service last January.
Their killers also set their corpses ablaze, even as their son was drowned in a river, to cover their tracks.
Adekanbi (a.k.a. Koroba), who was the driver of the deceased, was arrested on Thursday, alongside Ahmed Odetola (a.k.a Akamo) and Waheed Adeniji (a.k.a Koffi).
The Ogun State Police image-maker, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/195. 10/02/2023.
He added that the suspect was arrested on Thursday, based on an investigation embarked upon by the police, following the murder of the Fatinoyes.
Lekan Adekanbi had earlier been arrested but escaped from police custody shortly after the killings of the couple and the mysterious drowning of their only son, Oreoluwa, in a river.
In his confessionals, as stated in the release, Adekanbi, who was the driver of the late Kehinde Fatinoye, said he killed the husband and wife for failing to increase his salary.
He added that he killed the late staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) also for failing to support him financially to buy an okada.
“In the course of the investigation, one Lekan Adekanbi, a driver to the deceased family, was arrested, based on circumstantial evidence, while the investigation continues.
“The arrested suspect, Lekan Adekanbi, suddenly collapsed in the cell on the 2nd of January 2023, and he was rushed to the hospital for medical care.
“But while in the hospital receiving treatment, he suddenly jumped from the bed and escaped through the fence of the hospital.
“His escape further confirmed the police’s suspicion of his involvement in the case.
“There and then, the Commissioner of Police ordered the State Anti-Kidnapping Unit to join forces with the homicide unit in order to get the escaped driver and his accomplices arrested.
“The two teams, in compliance with the CP’s directive, embarked on a technical and intelligence-driven investigation and traced the movement of the suspect to his elder brother in Iseyin, Oyo State, but he had left the place before the arrival of the police.
“The teams further intensified their efforts which yielded positive results, when Lekan Adekanbi was apprehended in his hideout somewhere in Abeokuta on 21 January 2023.
“On interrogation, Lekan Adekanbi, who has been the couple’s driver since 2018, confessed to being the mastermind of the dastardly act.
“He stated that he invited the other two suspects, Ahmed Odetola (a.k.a Akamo) and Waheed Adeniyi (a.k.a Koffi) to come and join him in order to rob the late couple.
“He confessed further that he took the step because the couple refused to increase his salary, and that he approached them for a loan to buy a motorcycle, but they didn’t oblige him.
“He stated further that on that fateful day, he and his two accomplices waited for the couple to come back from the crossover service since he has access to the house and they pounced on them immediately after they entered the house.
“When asked why the Alsatian dog in the house did not attack them, he stated that the dog is very familiar with him, being the person who always feeds it.
