A man identified as Olamilekan Taiwo has reportedly assaulted an octogenarian, Reuben Olojede, using a grinding stone, during an intrusion into the elderly man’s residence in the Agbado area of Ogun State.
This incident, which took place on Tuesday, involved the suspect stealing N12,700 from the elderly man’s apartment after the attack rendered him unconscious.
It is reported that the victim’s son, Segun Olojede, who had just returned home from work, reported the incident at a nearby police station after discovering his father lying in a pool of blood.
Sympathizers who gathered at the scene with the victim’s son rushed the elderly man to the hospital.
While the suspect’s arrest has been confirmed by the state police command, Taiwo had reportedly fled the scene before local residents apprehended him.
Our correspondent learned that Taiwo was later arrested in the Ogba-Ayo and Ijoko areas of the state through the combined efforts of the police and other security organizations in the region.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, stated that the 80-year-old man had regained consciousness and was responding to treatment in a nearby hospital. Additionally, the stolen money had been recovered.
“The suspect has been arrested and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abeokuta for further investigation. He will be charged with attempted murder and robbery,” Odutola stated in a WhatsApp message on Thursday.
