Police have arrested a masquerade and one of his followers for allegedly stabbing to death a 30-year-old man who refused to give them money.
The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olugbenga Adeyanju, told newsmen today that the masquerade, Olu Olowokere and his 75 year-old follower, Adaramola Ajuloko, killed the victim, Femi Makanjuola, during a festival in Akure, the state capital.
The police boss said: “On October 6, a 33-year-old Seun Makanjuola of Adu Memorial, off Saint Francis Grammar School Gaga, Akure reported at ‘B’ Division Police Station that his younger brother was stabbed to death for refusing give masquerade and his followers money.
“The masquerade and one Adaramola Ajuloko were arrested while one Deji Dada of Jeje Street, Danjuma and Sunday Adaramola of Olorunsogo Street, Gaga,Akure are still at large.”
He added that the suspects would soon appear in court after the completion of investigation.
