The police in Ogun, on Sunday, arrested a man, Michael Ogundele, for allegedly shooting his younger sister’s boyfriend and injuring him in the Idiroko area of the state.
The police spokesperson in the State, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement in Ota, Ogun.
Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect, 30, was arrested on February 2 by the operative of Ogun State Command for allegedly shooting and injuring Tobi Olabisi for having a love affair with his sister.
The police spokesperson said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Idiroko Divisional Headquarters by Alpha Akeem, a community leader in Ihunbo town.
He added that Mr Akeem came to the police station with the injured victim (Olabisi) and reported that the suspect, who had been warning the victim to stop having a love affair with his younger sister, fired a gunshot at him, but fortunately, the victim narrowly escaped death.
“During interrogation, the suspect claimed to have warned the victim to desist from dating his younger sister, but he refused, so on that fateful day, he got information that the victim was sleeping in his sister’s room, and he went there with a Dane gun.
“On getting there, the victim jumped out from the window to escape the likely consequence when he was shot by the suspect,” he said.
Mr Oyeyemi said the victim was quickly rushed to General Hospital, Idiroko, Ogun, where he is currently responding to treatment.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
(NAN)