The Osun State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Abdulafeez Shorinmade in Feesu Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old girl, Rofiyat Rasaki, to death.

Shorinmade was arrested for allegedly stabbing the girl in the neck with a pair of scissors.

The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, who made this known via a statement issued on Friday, said the suspect also stabbed another 18-year-old girl on the chin before he was apprehended.

The police spokesperson stated: “On Wednesday, at about 9:30 p.m., at Kajola Area Iwo, one Abdulafeez Shorinmade of Feesu Iwo, suspected to be under the influence of drugs, armed himself with a pair of scissors and stabbed one Rofiyat Rasaki, 20 years old, on her neck which caused her to bleed to death.

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“The suspect fled the scene and on getting to Soba Compound, he again stabbed another female by name Sawiyu Nasrup, 18 years old, on her chin.

“The Divisional Police Officer in Iwo and his team swiftly raced to both scenes of crime, after receiving reports of the incidents, went after the suspect and subsequently arrested him.

“The injured person was rushed to the hospital where she was treated and discharged while the corpse of the second victim was taken to the general hospital for certification and preservation for autopsy,” she said.

Opalola added that the police were, however, monitoring the area and the entire town, noting that further development would be communicated to the public.

The Star