Cleric Kills 62years Old woman, Drops Body on Marine Bridge

 

 

A Cleric, Mr. Isiaka Akanbi has been Arrested By The Lagos State Police Command of allegedly killing a 62-year-old woman, Raliatu Kareem.

according to reports, it was revealed that Akanbi who is also know as Alfa, has a traditional healing center on Lawani Street, in Olodi Apapa Area in Lagos while the deceased, Raliatu Kareem hails from Ilorin, Kwara state. she has been a close customer to Mr Akanbi for about 20 years.

It was gathered that on Saturday, October 25, Kareem, who lived in Agbado Ijaiye  area of Lagos was said to have gone to visit an elder sister, Risikatu Raheem, who daughter  put to bed in Olodi Apapa. She was said to have left Ijaiye after the monthly environmental ssanitation was over, informing her 20 year old son Abdullahi about her visit to the sister. Kareem reportedly stayed till around 6pm at her sisters place at Salubi street before heading for the Alfa's place.

Two days after, Kareem did not return home as she promised. The family became apprehensive and went on her trail to the Olodi Apapa area.After failing to locate Kareem at the sister’s apartment, some family members, who knew she was a friend of the cleric, decided to check the Alfa’s place.

When asked of the hereabout of Kareem, the cleric denied about seeing her on the day. the Family became worried and suspicious when Akambi started parking his property in preparation to flee his house. The family reported the case to Tolu Police station and Akanbi was arrested.

During interrogation, 55-year-old Akanbi told the police that he did not kill the woman, adding that she died in his place. Akanbi added that when he realised the woman was dead, he buried her personal effects to erase any trace of her in his house.

He also told the police that he took the corpse to Marine Bridge, abandoning it there.
He said, “On the evening of October 26, it is true that she visited me. We have been very good friends too. On that day, she just collapsed and became unconscious. I quickly rushed her to a nearby hospital, but I was shocked when the nurses told me she had died.

“I got a NAPEP tricycle and took her corpse to the Marine Bridge that same night and abandoned it there. I did not want people to trace her corpse to me. When I got home, I buried her wallet, handset, bangle and ring behind my house.

“I did not kill her. I am an Alfa, I do favour charms for traders. I met Raliatu in 1986. Since then, we have been family friends. She used to come to my place for consultation and I had been to her house too.”

One of Kareem’s children, Abdullahi, said the family wanted Akanbi to produce the corpse of their mother so that they could bury her appropriately.

He said, “I have seen the man in our house a number of times. But he said she died in his house and he now took her corpse to Marina Bridge and abandoned it. We want him to produce that corpse so that we can bury her appropriately.”

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Kenneth Nwosu said " The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, for Further investigation."