A masquerade has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly stabbing a job seeker to death in Akure.

The masquerade, who was later identified as one Olu Olowokere, was nabbed after he allegedly killed a job seeker, Femi Makanjuola.

WuzupNaija gathered that Makanjuola recently secured a job with Dangote Cement Company Office in Benin, Edo city.

It was further learnt that the 30-year-old was scheduled to resume at his new job on Monday, 8th October 2018.

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The incident occurred at the Olomoyeye street in Oke Aro area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Eyewitnesses revealed that Makanjuola was killed after he refused to give money to the masquerade and his boys.

“Makanjuola resides with his brother, he had secured a job with Dangote cement company in Benin city with the hope of resuming office on Monday, 8th October 2018.

“He was preparing to cook beans and had gone to a nearby shop for ingredients to spice up the food when he met his death.

 

According to DailyPost, it was also alleged that there had been an altercation between the alleged killer and the deceased some weeks back. The altercation was said to have been settled by mother of the deceased, Mrs. Monisola Awosanmi.

Awosanmi confirmed the pre-existing animosity between her slain son and the father of the alleged killer.

The spokesman of the Police in Ondo State, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident while parading the culprit before journalists in Akure.

Joseph explained that a preliminary investigation had commenced into the murder case.

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He added that the ‘Chief Priest’ of the masquerade had also been arrested by the police and was assisting with relevant information.

“Everywhere in the world, what we know about masquerade dance is to entertain the people but here it is the contrary in Akure. The arrested masquerade was on an outing with some boys, and they got to where Femi Makanjuola was and they demanded money from him, but he refused to give them. It led to an argument and in the process, the young man was beaten up and also stabbed in the chest.

“We have commenced investigation into the murder case to apprehend the other accomplices involved in the crime,” Joseph said.

During interrogation, the arrested masquerade denied involvement in the killing of Makanjuola, stating that the killing was masterminded by one of his followers after a traditional festival in the town.

He said:

“I am not the one that killed the boy; it was one of the two masquerades that accompanied me that did it and they are currently on the run. The two masquerades went back to town after our festival and went to participate the evil to nail me.

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“I was surprised when Police came to my house around 12 am, that I killed someone. I later realised that it was the two boys that killed him.”