AUGUST 19, 2015 : FEMI MAKINDE AND OLALEYE ALUKO

The police in Osun State have arrested a former Senior Special
Assistant to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Mr. Bode
Olugbore, after a 29-year-old woman, Kemi Arobieke, was
allegedly found dead in his apartment.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Kemi, who the family claimed was
Olugbore’s lover, was found dead in the ex-SSA’s apartment on
Saturday, August 8.
Our correspondents gathered that Kemi, an event planner, came
from Lagos to visit Olugbore in Osogbo, the Osun State capital,
on Thursday, August 6, and promised to return on Saturday.
It was learnt that Kemi’s family, however, got a call on Sunday
that the lady had been electrocuted in the ex-SSA’s apartment,
and her corpse had been deposited in a mortuary.
It was gathered that the matter was reported at the Dada Police
Division, and policemen from the station removed the corpse
from the apartment.
It was learnt that the ex-SSA was arrested thereafter.
The deceased’s elder brother, Ayoola, who confirmed the death
of his sister to our correspondents on the telephone on Tuesday
said Kemi had known Olugbore for about four years, but the
family initially did not know about their relationship.
He said he, Kemi and Olugbore were members of the same
church in Lagos, adding that her sister told the family that the
suspect had separated from his wife, who had three children for
him.
He said, “My sister travelled to Osogbo and she was supposed
to return to Lagos on Saturday, but we got a call from the police
that she was involved in an accident and it was very serious.
“When we got to Osogbo, the police prevented us from seeing
her, but told us that she had been electrocuted by an electric
fan, but it is unbelievable.”
Ayoola, said the explanation sounded illogical as there were no
traces of burn either on her body or on the fan.
He said, “However, we are waiting for the outcome of the
autopsy which was done on Saturday. We have known Bode
(Olugbore) for a while. He works with the Osun State
Government. Kemi was also gainfully employed, having finished
from the university.
“We were made to understand that she was electrocuted in the
apartment by a standing fan. That is very hard for me to
understand. The police showed us the fan, and it seemed to be
working fine. It was not burnt. The socket was not burnt. So, it
is suspicious that she was electrocuted. The current in a fan is
not enough to kill except one has direct contact with a live wire.
The marks on her body suggested something contrary.
“Right now, everyone is waiting for answers from the autopsy.
We know that the man has been arrested by the police.”
Our correspondents gathered that Olugbore’s lawyer’s said the
ex-SSA was not in his apartment at the time of the incident,
adding that Kemi’s death was a domestic accident.
When our correspondent called the ex-SSA’s phone number, the
calls did not connect.
The Arobieke’s family lawyer, identified only as Olayiwola, told
our correspondents that the result of the autopsy was with the
police, adding that both families would be invited by the police.
The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Folashade
Odoro, confirmed the arrest. She added that investigation was
ongoing on the matter.
She said, “I don’t know about who is involved, but the suspect
has been arrested by the police. Investigation is also ongoing on
the matter. When things like this happen, the first suspect is the
owner of the apartment. So, he was arrested immediately.”
The governor’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, when
contacted declined to comment on the matter.
He said, “It is a police matter. You can get accurate information
about whatever happened from the police.”
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