Posted by Kolade Stephen. on 31 May, 2023 under Naija News
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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects who allegedly stole the oracle of Irese community in Ifedore Local Government of the state and strangled a 90-year-old man, Ajayi Ajisegiri, to death.
The nonagenarian before his death, was a chief priest, the custodian of the oracle and also the head of hunters in Irese community.
The two suspects, Dada Ologundudu, 71, and John Samson, 27, were said to have conspired to steal the oracle and invaded the home of the Chief priest.
One of the suspects, Ologundudu, a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Kayefi, was said to have stolen the oracle from the Oke Mission residence of the custodian.
The Chief Priest who suspected Ologundudu approached him and warned him to return the oracle and threatened to inform the community leaders about the missing oracle if Ologundudu failed to return it.
According to a source who spoke to Vanguard, the lifeless body of the Ajisegiri was found in his room, a day after he threatened to report the suspect to the entire community for stealing the community’s spiritual property, known as ‘Osho Osi Ode’ which was kept in his custody.
The suspect’s landlady, Mrs. Beatrice Ademeti, also confirmed that the deceased came to her house a day before the incident, warning the suspect to return the community oracle.
Ademeti said the suspect claimed to be a herbalist and had been close to the deceased to know about the oracle before he eventually stole it.
“The motorcyclist cannot say he’s not responsible for the death of Ajisegiri, because, on the night of the incident, I overheard the deceased shouting at the suspect, saying he gave him a day to return the community’s property he took in his room or else he would report the case to the whole town the next day,â€
