By Gabriella Ogbu
An Ogun State High Court in Kobape, Abeokuta, has sentenced Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola, and Waheed Adeniyi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of Mr. Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and their son, Oreoluwa, on January 1, 2023.
Mr. Fatinoye, a Central Bank of Nigeria employee, and his wife, a staff member of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, were attacked at their Ibara GRA residence by their driver, Adekanbi, and his accomplices shortly after returning from a crossover service.
The assailants brutally killed the couple and their son before setting the house on fire to destroy evidence.
They then tied Oreoluwa and another adopted son and threw them into the Ogun River. While Oreoluwa drowned, the adopted son survived.
The court found the three men guilty and sentenced them to death, delivering justice for a crime that sent shockwaves across the state.
