‘Devil’s Handwork’ – Passenger Who Attacked Motorcyclist Says

Demilade BakareJanuary 12, 202545

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Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested a man for assault.
The suspect was said to have attacked a motorcyclist with a razor blade.
He however blamed the devil, though confessed to visiting an herbalist before the attack.

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested one Sherif Oyeniyi for assault.

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the suspect allegedly assaulted a motorcyclist, Ahmed Owolabi.

'Devil's Handwork' - Passenger Who Attacked Motorcyclist Says — Passenger arrested for assaulting motorcyclist in Ogun

It was gathered that the suspect inflicted deel injuries with a razor blade on the neck of Ahmed while they were on the bike.

Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in a statement released on January 11, said the suspect was arrested, and the victim rushed to the hospital.

She added that upon interrogations, the suspect blamed the devil, adding that he had visited a native doctor before the attack.

The statement reads;

11/01/2025. The Divisional Police Officer of Warewa has successfully rescued Ahmed Owolabi from bleeding to death, who until now did not provoke his passenger nor was able to say the reason behind such callousness to have resulted in such a deep cut,”

“On January 11, 2025, at about 4:15 PM, Alani Muritala, a resident of Shefu Elede Ibafo, came to the police station to report that his brother, Ahmed Owolabi, a 27-year-old motorcyclist from Onimane Magada Ibafo, had been injured by Sherif Oyeniyi, who lives at 44 Association Road, Orange Estate, Voera, Arepo, Ogun State.

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“The complainant stated that while Ahmed a commercial motorcyclist was conveying Sherif to his destination, in Arepo and nearing Sherif’s residence at Orange Estate, Sherif attacked him with a razor blade, inflicting severe deep cuts on his neck in two separate locations.

“The Divisional Police Officer when alerted quickly transported the victim to a hospital for medical attention, and the suspect has been taken into custody for questioning.

“Notably, the suspect displayed no remorse for his actions, but muttered he had earlier visited a seer otherwise known as a voodoo doctor.

“He was interrogated if the doctored required blood token or initiation, he replied by saying “it was the devil’s handiwork.

“The Divisional Crime Branch is conducting an investigation and the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.”