Turkish Police have arrested the prime suspect in connection with the murder of Nigerian student, Obasanjo Adeola Owoyale, 33.
The suspect identified as Ehiremen Sunday Osemeahon, committed the crime in Northern Cyprus and fled to Turkey to avoid arrest but luck ran out of him when Turkish police apprehended him on Sept. 29 and handed him over to North Cyprus police, he confessed to killing Obasanjo Adeola Owoyale.
Arraigning the suspect on Monday, Sept. 30, Police prosecutor told Nicosia accident court Judge Temay Sager that the DNA test found on the items on the crime scene match that of the prime suspect.
Judge Temay Sager evaluating the testimony given in his presence, ordered the suspect to remain in custody for 3 days.
His lawyer did not appeal the request.
Obasanjo Adeola Owoyale, 33, went missing on July 1, 2019 and was found dead in the trunk of his car wrapped with blanket. The car was parked in the area known as the Nicosia schools road on July 8, 2019.
In an apartment raid by Northern Cyprus police, on July 11, several people were detained in connection with the murder. Statements were taken from 38 people during the three days detention period.
The crime scene investigation teams found that there was a blood stain on the walls and on the carpet.
The blood sample was sent to the Ankara Criminal Police Laboratory. The laboratory test showed that the blood on the crime scene matched that of Owoyale.
According to police report, Owoyale, a Cyprus International University PhD student died as a result of “cutting/crushing injuries, multiple fractures of the head bones and brain tissues”.
According to Police Inspector Assistant Feyyaz İneci, Owoyale was murdered because of 36 thousand 241 euros which was withdrawn from the victim’s account.
After several trials, ten people out 11 detained were released after police found them not connected to the crime.
The Nicosia accident court Judge Cenkay, on August 2, sentenced the alleged prime suspect to three months in prison before trial will begin.
The alleged prime suspect lawyer demanded that his client be released because he had no ties to the incident.
The suspect claimed that he did not know the murdered person and did not know the name of his roommate who he claimed was the actual suspect.
The defendant’s lawyer said his client roommate was only three-month-old on the Island and fled the country after the crime was committed in their room.