Nigeria, July 20 -- Femi Oladele, the prime suspect in the alleged kidnapping and murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, has died in police custody.

The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the development on Saturday.

Mr Oladele (a.k.a Tallex), a popular landlord in Akungba, had one of the victims, John Abbah, as his tenant.

He was alleged to have masterminded the abduction of Mr Abbah and his friend Andre Okah, who were robbed before they were murdered. Ms Okah was also raped before she was murdered.

Detectives of the police command had earlier arrested other suspects, including Ojo Michael, one of the abductors, and Abdul Mubarak, who bought the iPhone 14 Pro Max...