Eight months after a 61-year-old retired instructor was discovered lifeless inside the bathroom of her dwelling in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested her alleged killer.
The sufferer, Mrs Adedotun Adeteju Oluwaseun, fondly known as Mama Teacher, was allegedly murdered at her residence in Agbaakin Emere, Bode-Olude, Abeokuta, on Friday, February 27, 2026, only a day after she returned from a retirement celebration organised by her colleagues.
Her lifeless physique was found on February 28, inside her bathroom.
Following sustained investigation, the case was transferred from Bode-Olude to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Eleweran, resulting in the arrest of the principal suspect, Saburi Lateef Ayinde, popularly often called “OKI-OCEAN”, on October 19.
How It Happened – Suspect Confesses
In a confessional video obtained by DAILY POST, Ayinde gave a chilling account of how he killed the retired instructor over a monetary dispute.
He said that he had entrusted the deceased with ₦3.45 million for safekeeping and he or she had promised to lend him ₦1.55 million to buy a automobile.
“On the twenty seventh of February, Friday, I went to satisfy Mama Teacher at her dwelling within the night at about 6pm and requested her concerning the cash. I’ve all the time been asking her about it,” he mentioned.
“I stored ₦3,450,000 with her and he or she promised so as to add ₦1,550,000 to it to make it ₦5 million so I can get a automobile. But after I stored asking, she stored dribbling me.”
According to him, an argument broke out when he demanded his a reimbursement.
“When I mentioned if she’s not keen to borrow me the cash, let her simply give me again my cash, she replied, ‘I’ll shout on you o, get out from my residence.'”
“I reminded her that she had promised to offer me my cash however she insisted she was going to shout on me. She went to the bathroom and I went to satisfy her there.”
The suspect confessed to having picked up a cutlass he noticed on the bottom and adopted the deceased behind.
“I held it and requested her to offer me my cash. As she was about popping out, I drew her again and I macheted her with the cutlass. I macheted her neck, hand, laps and he or she fell and I carried her, inserting her on the bathroom seat.”
He mentioned a neighbour was outdoors and he did not need anybody to see him, so he stayed again a bit.
“She was attempting to speak, and I went to the parlour to take a seat. I used to be regretting my motion. I’m not blissful that I killed her. I did not inform anybody about what occurred however I felt unhealthy about it on daily basis.”
He additionally confessed to taking the deceased’s telephone after noticing it had no password.
How Police Tracked Him
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, mentioned detectives have been capable of set up and join information by means of the stolen telephone.
“We might set up and join information because the telephone was tracked and led us to the suspect.
“He will quickly be charged to court docket when all information are cleared,” the picture maker added.
Babaseyi mentioned the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, counseled the investigating officers for his or her persistence and professionalism.
The Command additionally enjoined residents to be safety acutely aware, keep away from taking legal guidelines into their fingers, and resolve disputes lawfully.
“We enjoin the nice individuals of Ogun to be acutely aware about their safety, know who you communicate to or open up to. Don’t take legal guidelines into your fingers as it’s possible you’ll remorse your motion. Be affected person and do not be fast to anger,” he added.
