Adeyemi Alao, the suspected killer and boyfriend of Khadijat Oluboyo, the ex-Ondo Deputy Governor’s daughter, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command. .
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Khadijat was found dead in Alao’s residence on Sunday. Sources said the deceased had died almost six days before her corpse was discovered inside her boyfriend’s room. .
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The suspect was said to be staying permanently in Abuja. It was learnt that Alao had made attempts to bury Khadijat’s corpse in his house at Oke-Aro area of Akure. .
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According to a source, he had dug a grave in the room, buried the deceased inside and placed his mattress on the grave, before nemesis caught up with him. Khadijat, a 20-year-old final year student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, was said to be fond of visiting her ex-lover each time he came to Akure from Abuja and usually passed the night with him. .
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There were speculations that the suspected killer was a “yahoo boy” who planned to use her late girlfriend for rituals. .
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Police spokesman, Femi Joseph, a Superintendent of Police(SP) said the suspect was arrested by a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigations Department (CID). .
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He said the suspect, who was already in police custody has been cooperating with the police on relevant information on the circumstances that led to the death of Khadijat.