The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday announced the arrest of three suspects in connection with the abduction and killing of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA).
The victims, Andrel Okah of the Department of History and International Studies and John Abba of the Department of Economics, had been declared missing by their colleagues after disappearing for three weeks.
Speaking at the Command Headquarters in Akure, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adebowale Lawal, confirmed that the landlord of one of the deceased, identified as Oladele Femi, was among those arrested for allegedly knowing about and facilitating the crime.
According to the CP, the arrested suspects are Mohammed Mubarak, Oladele Femi, and Ojo Michael.
“Following a petition dated June 24, 2025, submitted by G.O. Omoedu & Co., Legal Practitioners, on behalf of one Mr. Emmanuel Peter of Shagari Village, Akure, Ondo State, the command launched an intensive investigation into the reported abduction of his younger brother, one Abah John Friday, 25, and his friend, Okah Andrel Eloho, 19, both students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, who went missing on June 20, 2025,” Lawal said.
“Upon receipt of the complaint, detectives from the anti-kidnapping unit swung into action. Forensic tracking led investigators to the Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, where an iPhone 14 Pro Max belonging to one of the victims was recovered from one Abdul Mohammed Mubarak, 38. Mubarak confessed to purchasing the phone from one Ojo Michael, whose arrest was subsequently effected in Aramoko-Ekiti. A Lexus RX 350 vehicle belonging to the victims was also recovered at the point of arrest.”
The CP further disclosed, “Under interrogation, Ojo Michael confessed to participating in the robbery, abduction, and eventual murder of the victims. He further disclosed that the operation was masterminded by one Oladele Femi, ‘m’, the landlord of the male victim, who allegedly engaged him and another accomplice (identified as ‘Kola’, currently at large) to carry out the crime. Investigations revealed that the sum of N800,000 was transferred from the victim’s account during their captivity.”
“Michael also admitted to raping the female victim. Upon recognising him and unmasking his identity, she was executed along with her friend to prevent them from exposing the perpetrators. Their bodies were subsequently disposed of at separate locations between Agbado and Ode-Ekiti.”
Lawal added, “Further investigation led to the arrest of Oladele Femi, who, during confrontation, confessed to initiating the plot and aiding in the concealment of the murders. Acting on this confession, detectives recovered the body of the female victim in a bush near Ode-Ekiti, and it has since been deposited at the General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy.”
The Commissioner also revealed that efforts are ongoing to recover the remains of the male student, “who is believed to have been dumped in a river by an accomplice still at large.”
He assured the public that the police would not relent in their efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects, recover the second victim’s body, and ensure all those involved face the full weight of the law.
