Woman arrested for killing mum

A single lady in her late thirties identified as Bolanle Abiola has been arrested by the police　 in connection with the murder of her 70- year- mother in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. Also arrested is a young man believed to have rendered a helpinghand in the gruesome killing of the aged woman in her residence in Pedepo area of Imeko. The duo allegedly committed the crime around 9pm last Wednesday under cover of heavy downpours. It was not yet clear why Bolanle, thethird of six siblings, decided to take the life of her mother with the connivance of an　unidentified suspected freelance assassin. The Nation gathered that the suspect had blamed the deceased for being single at 38. It was gathered further that the lady – suspect who runs a petty boutique in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, had equally threatened to make life uncomfortable for the deceased if she failed to let her be. On the fateful day, Bolanle and her accomplice were said to have left Abeokuta for Pedepo in Imeko and the deceased had welcome the duo,thinking Bolanle　 has finally come home with her would – be – husband. But around 9pm while there was heavy rain in the community, Bolanle and her accomplice allegedly killed the mother while she was preparing to go to bed. A source in the community said Bolanle was arrested　 the followingday while attempting to flee in　 a commercial vehicle while the accomplice was arrested　 by local vigilance group and handed over to the police in Imeko. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, could not be　reached yesterday for reactions. But a police source said Bolanle had confessed to killing her mother.