N800,000 withdrawn before death: Ondo students’ last moments revealed
Two promising undergraduates of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), were brutally betrayed and killed in a plot that has left Ondo State in shock.
The victims, Abah John Friday (25) and Okah Andrel Eloho (19), were reported missing on June 20. They never returned home. Three weeks later, the body of Okah was discovered in a bush near Ode-Ekiti. The other, belonging to Abah, is still missing, believed to have been dumped in a river.
Before their deaths, the sum of N800,000 was reportedly withdrawn from Abah’s account, and investigators say this happened while the students were still held captive.
According to Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, the horror began when Abah’s landlord, Oladele Femi, masterminded the crime. Femi allegedly conspired with two accomplices, Ojo Michael and another suspect still on the run to kidnap the students.
Detectives launched a manhunt after a petition was filed by the victim’s family. Forensic tracking led investigators to Computer Village in Ikeja, where an iPhone 14 Pro Max belonging to one of the victims was recovered from a man who confessed to buying it from Michael. A Lexus RX 350, stolen from the victims, was also found during the arrests.
Under interrogation, Michael confessed to participating in the abduction and murder. He revealed that Okah was raped before being killed after she recognised him and could expose the gang.
“The operation was masterminded by the landlord,” CP Lawal said, adding that efforts are ongoing to recover Abah’s remains from the river where the killers allegedly dumped him.
The Commissioner described the case as a tragic reminder of the dangers of greed and betrayal, vowing that all culprits will face justice.
