Twin brothers lure hookup lady to death, one admits to coming the crime
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Twin brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Yemitan have been arrested by the police for allegedly killing and dismembering a sex worker, identified simply as Darasimi, in Ogun for ritual purposes, a gruesome crime one of them admitted to committing.
This has prompted police to reiterate the dangers of hookup (sex work for quick cash) and to warn ladies to desist from participating in it, so as to preserve their lives.
Taiwo was nabbed first and Kehinde was arrested at a hideout in the Ilogbo area of Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Council, according to Ogun Police Command.
Darasimi was reported to have been lured to their Abeokuta home, where she was killed and dismembered.
State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed the details in a statement, adding: “Having been fingered as one of the accomplices to the tragic crime, the police surveillance team, in collaboration with the So Safe Corps, was on the lookout for Kehinde until intelligence revealed his hideout on Monday.
“On December 30, 2024, at about 5 p.m., the Divisional Police Officer of Sango Otta received a tip from a volunteer informant indicating that Kehinde Yemitan, the twin brother of Taiwo Yemitan, was hiding in the Ilogbo community.
“The Police launched a manhunt for Kehinde in connection with the murder and mutilation of one Darasimi, surname unknown, on the 22nd of December, 2024, when his twin brother, Taiwo, and Kazeem were arrested at about 1 p.m. by the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa after the duo lured their victim Darasimi, a night sex worker in Abeokuta, to their house for ritual purposes.
“Following this information, a surveillance team, in collaboration with the So Safe Corps, promptly mobilized the community and apprehended the suspect.
“He admitted to conspiring with others to carry out the crime in Abeokuta.
“Several community members also confirmed his involvement in criminal activities.”
Odutola said the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, for further investigation.
He advised young women to be more careful and desist from engaging in “hookups” and other indecent ways of life to avoid becoming victims of ritual killings and other crimes.
She also appealed to parents and guardians to join hands with the police in sensitising the public about the dangers of prostitution.
“A further appeal goes to the teeming young females to see this unfortunate incident as a big lesson and be cautious not to fall victim to another ritual killing.”
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