Police in Ogun State on May 10, 2023, arrested four staffs of ZEFA Microfinance Bank, situated at Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo local government area in Ogun have been arrested for allegedly causing the death of a debtor’s wife, Vivain Omo.
They were arrested by the officers of the Ogun State Police Command.
Trouble started when the bank staffers visited the home of the deceased to ask for the payment of loan taken from the bank by the deceased’s husband but they were told that the man was not at home.
The bank staffs decided to pack all the electronics in the house to their office, the step that was resisted by the deceased.
Report say that while the deceased was struggling with the staffs, one of them pushed her and she fell down and was unconscious.
She was there and then rushed to hospital for medical attention, but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
The Divisional Police Officer, Agbado division, CSP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his detectives to the scene where the four suspects namely: Badmus Olalekan, Ajibade Oludare, Eniola Aduragbemi and Femi Oloko were arrested.
A statement signed by the Command Spokesperson, SP. Abimbola Oyeyemi said the corpse has been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji has warned loan agencies to stop taking laws into their hands in the process of recovering loan from their debtors, as anyone caught in such act will be arrested and prosecuted.
