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Earlier reports revealed that Shonde, who had gone into hiding following his dastardly act, had been traced by the police through calls he had made to the relations of his late wife and picked up from his hideout.

But according to report, the suspect told Punch correspondent during a lengthy conversation between 7am to 2.37pm, that he had surrendered himself to the police.

The police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, had claimed that the police tracked down the suspect and arrested him, adding that he will be transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.

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