The residence of Ilemobade has temporarily turned to a centre of attraction for many people as many residents of the state, especially Akure now go there to catch a glimpse of where the late former FUTA Vice Chancellor was murdered. The members of family and church of the deceased who daily gathered at the Ilemobade’s residence to console the widow and his children are always in their number and they often collectively rained curses on the killers of their kinsman. The family and the church members have also made an appeal to the Police and other security agencies in the country not to allow the killing of the late Professor to be swept under the carpet, lamenting that the loss of the septuagenarian academic was too painful hence the appeal for quick investigation into his killing and subsequent dispensation of justice on those found guilty in the murder case. This, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Isaac Eke assured the family during a briefing with newsmen at the state Police command, headquarters in Akure when he declared that the killers of the former FUTA Vice Chancellor will face the full wrath of the law, promising that the killers of the Don who are now in Police detention will be charged to court for prosecution. Mr Eke also noted that the suspected killers of the late Ilemobade have confirmed to the Police their involvement in the murder, adding that, the law will take its full course on their case. The Police boss who expressed worry on the cause of the death of Ilemobade while sympathising with the bereaved family said the killers are evil minded and should not be allowed to live among human beings, hence the determination of the state Police command to ensure that justice is done promptly on the matter. Eke who described the incident as painful and touching, said it was another dimension to criminal act in the country, assuring that the Police would ensure that the two suspects arrested in connection with the murder who were domestic staff of the deceased are made to face the music, just as he warned other criminals in the state to desist from their devilish act, saying there was no hidden place for criminals in the state. However, the eldest son of the deceased who is also a Professor based in South Africa, Adesola Ilemobade said the family was yet to come to terms with the death of the patriarch of the Ilemobade family, saying “we do not know why he could have been killed in such circumstance, as he was very generous to those that working with him, especially the driver and his security guard who have both confessed to have killed him.” He recalled that the last conversation he had with his late father was during the last Father’s Day which he said was celebrated in style by the deceased, saying that his last public function was the father’s day where according to him he played active roles in all the church activities and had personal discussions with all his children after his return from church. “He specifically told me and my other siblings that came around to celebrate the Fathers’ Day with him that he was happy, and when we asked him why, he said he could not explain the cause of his joy, but felt happy and highly excited. He said he was too happy and could not hide his joy. He expressed the happiness to everyone that came around in the church and at home that Sunday.” Also, the only daughter of the deceased Mrs Tolulade Ozigbo who described her late father as a disciplinarian stressed that the family has lost a gem and the vacuum left by the deceased would be very difficult to fill by any member of the family. She recalled growing up under the tutelage of her late father, saying “my father was a disciplinarian who would ensure that we all woke up by 6.00am for family devotion whether we liked it or not. He was too precious to be missed.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com.. Nobody can say any bad thing about him, not even those who worked with him including FUTA.” The youngest child of the deceased, Adeseni Ilemobade who expressed regrets on the death of his father said one of the suspects arrested in connection with his killing who was his driver had during the last Easter misbehaved to the deceased. He recalled that “when Daddy travelled to Ondo, our home town for the last Easter celebration, the driver suddenly disappeared while the service was going on, and after the service daddy could not find both the driver and the car in the church premises. He reported the case to the Police and after some days the driver was arrested and the car was found. But, daddy after a while accepted the plea of the driver. Now, the driver has done his worst by eliminating him.” He attributed the recent alleged action of the driver to revenge, stressing that “the driver later came back on a vengeancemission. But we thank God our father lived a life well spent in the service of God and humanity. He was a man everybody will like to come across and this makes us happy as his children who are also growing in his counsel.” Notwithstanding the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilemobade, the family said a befitting burial will be given to the late Professor, stressing that “no matter the way he left, we are still going to celebrate him as a hero that he was.” Eldest son of the deceased, Prof. Adesola Ilemobade said “regardless of the circumstances that surrounded his exit, our late father will be given a befitting burial. The family is already meeting and planning on the date of the burial”, adding that “our late father will be celebrated by the family whenever we agree to bury him.” Also, the Vicar of Vinning Anglican Church, Akure where the deceased attended before his death, Dr Ayodeji Fagbemi said “we have lost a very great scholar and it is just too wicked for a man of his caliber to have been killed this way. It is a terrible thing and I believe those behind this killing will not go unpunished.” He called on the government and the Police to ensure that the killers of Ilemobade face the music, saying the case should not be kept under the carpet, just as he called on the judiciary to give accelerated hearing to the case for the world to have confidence in the nation’s justice system. Initially, the late Ilemobade was believed to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen not until his decomposed body was found inside a generator store in his compound, a situation which raised suspicion and later led to the arrest of his suspected killers by the Police. The suspects were arrested in Ogun state and after interrogation by security agents, they confessed to the killing of Ilemobade, hiding his corpse in a store which housed the power generating set before running away with his Vehicle which they planned to sell.They have since been transferred from Ogun State to the Ondo State police command. One of the suspects, Bamitale, a 36 year old man who claimed to be an indigene of Ekiti state had during interrogation said he stopped working as a driver with Prof Ilemobade about four months ago when he attempted to steal the late Prof’s car, adding that Daniel who was also a domestic staff of the late Don contacted him few weeks ago and told him that he had consulted his herbalist on how to steal the car without leading them to trouble. Narrating how they killed Prof. Ilemobade, he said “after he told me about his herbalist on phone, Daniel asked me to come to the House at Ijapo estate on Sunday by 9p.m. When I got to the place, he told me that he had met his herbalist who told him that if we want to take the car we must ensure we kill Prof and that he must take away some sand from the house so that there won’t be any problem after we might have killed him. “When I asked him how we are going to kill Prof. who is already sleeping inside, Daniel said he would lure him to the security room that there is a power surge and from there we will strangulate him to death. We will then be able to enter into his room and take whatever we want. “He went to the sitting room of Prof and he called him that there was a power surge and Baba passed through the kitchen to the security room, it was there that we grabbed his neck until he stopped breathing. We took him to a store beside his car park and dumped his body there; we put a picture on his chest so that if the body is later found, they will think that it was those who killed him that dropped the picture. “When we entered his room, we saw the car key and N7000 with his laptop and two phones. Daniel locked the entrance gate from outside and we went away with the Rav 4 Toyota car. When we were about leaving his residence at Ijapo Estate, in Akure, we met some Police Officers who passed us thinking that Prof. sent us out. “We slept at Alagbaka area of Akure because Daniel’s brother who lived at Arakale in Akure refused to pick up his phone. The following morning, Daniel asked us to take the car to Calabar but I told him that the N7000 with us is not enough to buy fuel to take us to Calabar. We agreed to take the Car to Lagos. But those I know in Lagos did not agree with me to bring the car to them. “We left the place for Ijebu-Ode, it was then, FRSC officers arrested us that we don’t have the car documents. They took the car to a nearby police station where we were directed to pay N3000 at First Bank. There was no money on us again, and when it was the second day, we took the laptop and the two phones to Epe so as to get buyers in order to secure the release of the car. “When Daniel saw one of his kinsmen, the guy agreed to buy the phones and he gave us N3000 so that we can secure the release of the seized car. I went to First Bank to pay the money and we took the teller to the FRSC. We were given a letter which we took to the police station and they released the car to us.” Meanwhile the remains of the late Ilemobade were still in the mougue and may be buried as soon as the family concludes arrangements for the burial rites. It was learnt that the church and the family had met on how to give the late Ondo born academic a befitting burial.
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