A self-confessed serial killer, Adeola Williams aka Ade
Lawyer, has owned up to several assassinations, saying he had killed four
people allegedly on the orders of a former Chairman of National Union Road of
Transport Workers, Lagos State branch, Alhaji Akani Olorunwa.
Ade Lawyer, 39 and 51-year-old Olorunwa were paraded on
Friday at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja.
Saturday PUNCH learnt that the ex-NURTW boss was picked up
on Thursday while Ade Lawyer was arrested a day earlier in Akure, Ondo State,
by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team.
They were arrested for the murder of Ganiyu Ayinla alias
Pinero, the personal assistant to the NURTW chairman in Idumota, Azeez Lawal
(AKA Kunle Poly).
Pinero was killed on January 23 during an attack on Kunle
Poly as the duo wanted to enter a vehicle after attending a meeting on Lagos
Island.
The police had earlier arrested four suspects in connection
with the murder.
Ade Lawyer told journalists on Friday that Olorunwa
contracted him to kill Kunle Poly and they agreed on N1.5m to execute the plan.
He said Olorunwa paid him N500,000 and promised to pay the
N1m balance after the deed had been done.
A rift, however, set in between the two suspects as Ade
Lawyer eliminated the wrong target.
Ade Lawyer said apart from Olorunwa, he had been hired to
kill people in the past by some individuals in the state, including traditional
rulers, whose names he did not mention.
He said, “I have been hired to kill many people. I carried
out four killings for him (Olorunwa). During the clash between him and Musiliu
Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, I killed two people for him. He said Kunle Poly
betrayed him and contracted me to kill him.
Jeez!
“He told me he brought KunlePoly into NURTW and that there
was a bonus he was entitled to as an ex-chairman of NURTW. He said he used to
receive the money, but Kunle Poly blocked the payment.
“He said as a result of that, he did not want to see Kunle
Poly anymore. He asked me to meet him somewhere for a discussion, but I told
him I didn’t have a car. He personally drove to where I was at Igbosere and we
discussed on how to carry out the operation in his car.
“When I was about to leave, he gave me N500,000 and promised
to pay the remaining N1m when the job had been done. He said he met with me in
person because he did not want anybody to know about the operation. I assured
him that nobody would hear about the killing.”
Ade Lawyer explained further that the operation was supposed
to be carried out on Tuesday January 22, but was shifted to the following day.
“Unfortunately, we missed our target, Kunle Poly, but killed
his PA (Pinero). I called Olorunwa on the telephone to inform him about the
development. He started behaving strangely towards me because I missed the target.
“I later called him with my private line and he said he did
not want to talk to anybody for now. I told him not to be afraid and that I
wanted the N1m balance,” he added.
Ade Lawyer said Olorunwa sent a Toyota Camry to him through
his (Olorunwa’s) brother called Skoda, pending when the balance would be paid.
But he said he rejected the car and demanded a Jeep. He stated that he got the
Jeep three weeks ago.
Olorunwa admitted to giving Ade Lawyer N500,000, but said
the money was not meant for killing Kunle Poly.
He said, “There was a time I was travelling to Ede in Osun
State, he (Ade Lawyer) called me and said he had an accident along Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway. He was disturbing my boys that they should tell me to assist him.
“I did not render the assistance until I travelled to
England. While I was abroad, he was sending threat messages to me, saying that
if I failed to give him money, he would kill me and my family members.
“When I came back, I called one of my boys and told him
about Ade Lawyer’s threats. He advised that I give him something because he is
a troublesome person. I then sent him to give Ade Lawyer N500,000 to avoid
trouble.
“I did not send my brother to give him my car. It was my
brother who gave him the car on his own. I was sleeping when my son and one of
my brothers woke me up. They said Skoda had given my car to Williams (Ade
Lawyer).
“I contacted Abija to help me retrieve my vehicle and he
promised to get it back for me but said I had to be patient.
“What made me to fear Williams most was when he shot dead
about nine people who were heading for Lagos Island from Ajah in a vehicle. He
also killed an NURTW chairman at Oyingbo.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, who
paraded the suspects, said they were arrested based on the confessional
statements of their accomplices arrested earlier.
This one weak me.
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