A 38-year-old hunter, Joseph Ajegba, has said that he shot his bossom friend, when he caught him having sex with his girlfriend.
He said the act took place in the house he rented for her in lkun- Akoko, in Akoko South West council area of Ondo state.
As reported by Vanguard, Joseph was paraded alongside other suspected criminals, at the state police headquarters, Akure, the state capital.
He said that he had dropped a bush meat for his girlfriend earlier in the day and went out in the night for another round of game but was surprised when he got to the house to see another man having sexual relationship with his girlfriend.
According to him” I went out hunting after I have taken some bottles of beer, but I ran out of cartridges. I wanted to return to the house of my girlfriend to sleep there.
“When I got there, I saw the door locked. I now went to the window and I opened it and saw a co-hunter sleeping with my girlfriend. That was why I shot the gun in my hand.”
Parading the suspect, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abayomi Oladipo,said, “On the 23rd of August, 2024 at about 2300hrs, a case of attempted murder was reported to the Police, the victim went to his friend who is a divorcee in her house.
“One, Ajegba Joseph ‘m’, a hunter aged 38 years who is also having an affair with the woman, went to visit her on the same day in possession of an unlicensed single-barrel gun.
“However, upon sighting the victim with the woman in bed, the suspect shot the victim through the window side.”
Meanwhile, the police commissioner while parading other suspects, said a syndicate who specialized in snatching cars was also arrested by the command.
Credit: Vanguard
