One of the suspects
arrested over the murder of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, a
leader of Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political group, made an attempt to
escape from the isolation centre in Ondo state where he is being treated for
COVID-19.
Adamu Adamu, the
suspect, had tested positive one day after the police arraigned him in court
over the killing of Olakunrin.
The woman was shot
dead in Ore, Ondo, while she was heading for Lagos after visiting her father in
June.
TheCable reports that a hospital source
disclosed that the suspect attempted to escape from the Ondo State
Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, on Wednesday but doctors and nurses raised
the alarm.
He was said to have
taken permission to visit the toilet but when he noticed that attention was not
on him, he headed towards another another direction.
“He didn’t know that
he is being monitored closely. He had taken permission to use the toilet but
before you knew it, he started heading towards the exit point,” the source
said.
After the incident,
the police beefed up security at the isolation centre, deploying six men.
The source added
that unlike before, the suspect has been chained to his bed.
As at the time of filing this report, NigerianEye could not
get the comments of the government on the development as Donald Ojogho,
commissioner of information in Ondo, cut off calls made to his telephone line
repeatedly.
While announcing
that Adamu had tested positive for COVID-19, Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of
Ondo, had said the suspect would be “manacled to his bed”.
“The commissioner of
police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH
premises to prevent his escape and while on treatment, he will be manacled to
the bed,” Akeredolu said.
Frank Mba, force
public relations officer, had announced that four suspects were arrested over
the killing of Olakurin.
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