A 42-year-old woman, Olusayo Fagbemi, was reportedly murdered, on Wednesday, by unknown assailants at Sasa community in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The woman was said to have been killed while washing plates in front of her house around 5:40am.
It was gathered that her husband was attracted to the scene by his wife’s cry for help.
She was reportedly hit with a machete while washing plates. On getting to the scene, she was in pain. Fagbemi was confirmed dead at the hospital.
Four women, Barakat Bello, Fagbemi, Grace Oshiagwu and Azeezat Shomuyiwa, with one boy, Mujeeb Tirimisiyu, were murdered at different times in the area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the police were already on the trail of the criminals.
Fadeyi said, “At about 5:40am today (Wednesday), one Olusayo Fagbemi, aged 42 years, was attacked right at the frontage of her house when washing plates and she sustained injury on her head.
“At her shout, the husband rushed out and met her in the pool of her blood while the assailant(s) ran away. She was rushed to an hospital where she was confirmed dead. Efforts intensified while the police is on the trail of the assailants.”
