Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has condemned the gruesome murder of a university graduate and model, Oluwaseun Ajila, after she was raped and stabbed to death in the state capital, Akure.

Akereodulu said Ondo State is not a haven or safe place for criminals adding that Seun’s killers will be fished out wherever they are hiding.

WuzupNaija gathered that Miss. Ajila a graduate of Adeyemi College of Education was killed by unknown persons on Thursday, October 4, 2018, in Ijoka area of Akure.

In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Segun Ajiboye, Akeredolu sympathised with the family of the deceased, adding that necessary support would be given to the police to fish out the perpetrators of what he described as a dastardly act, Daily Post reports.

The statement reads:

“Akeredolu is committed to his administration’s mandate of protecting lives and properties of every resident in the state.

“Ondo State is not a haven or safe place for criminals and their backers to carry out their heinous crimes. It is either they change from their evil ways or the long arm of the law catches up with them.

“Let Seun’s killers be aware that they will be fished out wherever they are hiding.

“The governor asks the state police command to go after the killers for prosecution to ensure that the deceased and her family get justice.

“He urges youths in the state to shun acts that are capable of truncating their future and embrace hard work, with the promise that his administration will continue to come up policies that will ensure better future for them.”

Miss. Ajila, who was said to be preparing for her convocation next Wednesday is the only child of her mother.

According to reports, the lifeless body of the model who is also known as Fiona among her peers was found by her mother, Mrs. Yemisi Ajayi after returning from work.

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Meanwhile, the police had confirmed the arrest of Oluwaseun’s boyfriend, Ebenezer Adedimola in connection with the killing.