The suspect, who goes by the alias T Cash, is accused of luring the victim out of a hotel and stabbing him to death.

DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement on Sunday.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspect was apprehended after a distress call from one Oluomo was received at the Agbado divisional headquarters about 12.30 a.m.

He went on to say that Oladipupo, popularly known as No Story, was stabbed to death by an unknown person at the Blue Roof Hotel in Adiyan Gasline, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state, where he had come to celebrate with the hotel owner.

The PPRO said, “Upon the distress call, the DPO, Agbado division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, quickly mobilized his men and moved to the scene.

“On getting there, it was discovered that the deceased was lured out of the hotel and stabbed several times in the chest, hand, and face.

“It was also discovered that he struggled with his assailant, which made him seize the cardigan worn by the suspect, as well as the knife he used to stab him.

“The deceased was rushed to a hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a doctor.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, who was immediately informed, promptly directed that the suspect be hunted and brought to book within 24 hours.

“Upon the CP’s directive, the DPO and his men embarked on an intelligence-based investigation, and around 5pm on Saturday, December 25, 2021, the suspect was arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to killing the deceased but blamed it on devil’s handiwork.

“He stated that he came to the hotel to find out who beat and injured one of his boys, but on getting there, the deceased accosted him and started fighting with him.

“It was then he brought out the knife he came with and used it to stab him.”

Oyeyemi said the state police commissioner had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.