By Adeola Badru
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a masquerade identified as Asoleke following the alleged killing of a 24-year-old man, Sefiu Kehinde, during a masquerade procession in the Labiran area of Ibadan.
The Command said it had launched a full-scale investigation into the incident while efforts were underway to apprehend four other suspects believed to have taken part in the attack.
According to the police, the incident was reported at the Mapo Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday after a woman, Mrs Aderemi, informed officers that her younger brother had allegedly been attacked by the masquerade and some of its followers.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, in a statement on Monday, said the complainant received a distress call from her elder sister at about 4 p.m., informing her that the victim had been assaulted during the procession.
