Police arrest former Aregbesola’s aide for lover’s death

Former SSA to Osun state governor Rauf Aregbesola, Bode Olugbore, has been arrested after a 29-year-old woman, Kemi Arobieke, was allegedly found dead in his apartment, Punch reports.

The report says Kemi was believed to be his lover and was found dead in the ex-SSA’s apartment on Saturday, August 8.

The deceased was apparently in town for a visit on the 6th and was hoping to return back two days after.

But Kemi’s family got a call on Sunday that the lady had been electrocuted in the ex-SSA’s apartment, and her corpse had been deposited in a mortuary.

The deceased’s elder brother, Ayoola, said Kemi had known Olugbore for about four years, but the family initially did not know about their relationship because Olugbore was thought to be married with three children.

Even though his sister claimed he had been separated from his wife, he wasn’t buying the cause of death story.

He said, “My sister travelled to Osogbo and she was supposed to return to Lagos on Saturday, but we got a call from the police that she was involved in an accident and it was very serious.

“When we got to Osogbo, the police prevented us from seeing her, but told us that she had been electrocuted by an electric fan, but it is unbelievable.”

He said, “However, we are waiting for the outcome of the autopsy which was done on Saturday. We have known Bode (Olugbore) for a while. He works with the Osun State Government. Kemi was also gainfully employed, having finished from the university.

“We were made to understand that she was electrocuted in the apartment by a standing fan. That is very hard for me to understand. The police showed us the fan, and it seemed to be working fine. It was not burnt. The socket was not burnt. So, it is suspicious that she was electrocuted. The current in a fan is not enough to kill except one has direct contact with a live wire. The marks on her body suggested something contrary.

“Right now, everyone is waiting for answers from the autopsy. We know that the man has been arrested by the police.”

The Osun state police spokesperson, DSP Folashade Odoro, confirmed the arrest.

She said, “I don’t know about who is involved, but the suspect has been arrested by the police. Investigation is also ongoing on the matter. When things like this happen, the first suspect is the owner of the apartment. So, he was arrested immediately.”