The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a passenger, Sherif Oyeniyi for brutally attacking a 27-year-old motorcyclist, Ahmed Owolabi, with a razor blade.
The suspect inflicted deep razor blade cuts on Oyeniyi’s neck while they were in motion in the Arepo area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, January 11, 2025, said the victim was rescued and rushed to the hospital following the brutal attack.
According to Odutola, the attack occurred at 4:15 PM on Saturday, January 11 at Orange Estate, Arepo.
During interrogation, the suspect admitted to visiting a voodoo doctor before the attack.
When asked if the seer required blood token or initiation, he replied by saying “it was the devil’s handiwork”
“11/01/2025. The Divisional Police Officer of Warewa has successfully rescued Ahmed Owolabi from bleeding to death, who until now did not provoke his passenger nor was able to say the reason behind such callousness to have resulted in such a deep cut,” the statement read.
“On January 11, 2025, at about 4:15 PM, Alani Muritala, a resident of Shefu Elede Ibafo, came to the police station to report that his brother, Ahmed Owolabi, a 27-year-old motorcyclist from Onimane Magada Ibafo, had been injured by Sherif Oyeniyi, who lives at 44 Association Road, Orange Estate, Voera, Arepo, Ogun State.
“The complainant stated that while Ahmed a commercial motorcyclist was conveying Sherif to his destination, in Arepo and nearing Sherif’s residence at Orange Estate, Sherif attacked him with a razor blade, inflicting severe deep cuts on his neck in two separate locations.
“The Divisional Police Officer when alerted quickly transported the victim to a hospital for medical attention, and the suspect has been taken into custody for questioning.
“Notably, the suspect displayed no remorse for his actions, but muttered he had earlier visited a seer otherwise known as a voodoo doctor.
“He was interrogated if the doctored required blood token or initiation, he replied by saying “it was the devil’s handiwork.
“The Divisional Crime Branch is conducting an investigation and the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.”
