A local authorities worker, Mercy Oluwafeyibunmi, has been arrested past times the law in addition to detained at the Force Criminal Investigation in addition to Intelligence Department (Annex), Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
It was gathered that the woman, who had been inwards detention for ii weeks, had also been admitted to the law hospital at Alagbon after falling ill.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the offence of the woman raise of iii was that she bore the same middle name, Adetokunbo, alongside 1 Eileen, a Nigerian based inwards the United Kingdom.
It was gathered that Eileen sent a representative to an Ondo State High Court, who swore to an affidavit, claiming that Mercy’s middle mention was “imposive.”
Mercy, 35, was later arrested in addition to detained at the Force CIID Annex, Alagbon, since July 7.
Investigations past times PUNCH Metro, however, revealed that Mercy in addition to Eileen’s differences were beyond a middle name.
The ii women’s ex-lover, Bankole Ogunnowo, who is based inwards the UK, was at the centre of the conflict.
Our correspondent gathered that Bankole in addition to Mercy had a brief human relationship inwards Nigeria inwards 2006, which produced a babe girl, named Damilola.
Bankole later married Eileen in addition to they both relocated to London, UK, where they also had a kid together earlier they broke up.
Eileen, spell allegedly seeking sole custody of their child, told a London courtroom that her estranged hubby was non to last trusted alongside children because he performed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Damilola, the kid he had alongside Mercy.
Mercy, who got air current of the allegation, deposed to an affidavit, dated Nov 27, 2015, clearing Bankole of the charges.
In the affidavit, which revealed her mention every bit Mercy Adetokunbo Oluwafeyibunmi, she stated that FGM was also a criminal offence inwards Nigeria.
However, 1 Oyebo, who acted for Eileen, swore to a counter-affidavit earlier an Ondo State High Court, accusing Mercy of stealing Eileen’s name.
Bankole told PUNCH Metro that the accusation was the get-go of Mercy’s ordeal.
He said, “Eileen denied me access to the kid she had for me inwards the UK. I went to courtroom thence I could own got my kid out in 1 lawsuit inwards a spell despite our separation. But she told the courtroom that I belonged to a gang inwards Nigeria called OPC, in addition to that nosotros kidnap children to attain FGM for them.
“She said I did that for the immature adult woman that Mercy had for me inwards Nigeria. It became a job concern to the UK authorities because I also operate alongside children hither (UK). I contacted Mercy in addition to asked if I did that for my kid in addition to she said no. I asked her to swear to an affidavit, which she did. The affidavit was sent to London.
“Eileen alleged that Mercy stole 1 of her names inwards company to convey my daughter, Damilola, to the UK.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that the counter-affidavit past times Oyebo was given to the Commissioner of Police inwards accuse of Interpol, CP Olushola Subair.
The commissioner was reported to own got written the London court, proverb Bankole in addition to Mercy were beingness investigated.
After Bankole won the courtroom example against this ex-wife inwards Feb 2017, unopen to individuals were alleged to own got threatened Mercy for her purpose inwards the matter.
The adult woman allegedly got a Federal High Court’s injunction forbidding whatsoever harassment.
However, despite the injunction, she was arrested in addition to taken to the FCIID, Alagbon.
Mercy’s hubby inwards Nigeria, Nicholas Oluwafeyibunmi, alongside whom she had ii children inwards Akure, lamented that his married adult woman was beingness harassed for the assistance she rendered to Bankole.
He said, “On the twenty-four sixty minutes menstruum she was arrested, she wanted to selection our kid at school. H5N1 human being called my married adult woman that he wanted to encounter her at a place.
“When the telephone telephone became intense, I decided to follow her, together alongside unopen to other friend. The caller brought out the Whatsapp moving painting of my married adult woman in addition to asked if she was the one. We didn’t know he had called the police.
“Suddenly, unopen to policemen from the Ondo State Police Command came inwards in addition to took her to the Yaba Police Division. They later sent a dot to those at Alagbon, Lagos, who came to own got her away. Since then, she had been held incommunicado. I don’t know why they picked my wife. She did non commit whatsoever crime.”
Mercy, who spoke alongside our correspondent on the telephone on Monday, said she had been admitted to the law hospital after she vicious ill.
She said, “They said my offense was that somebody inwards the UK, who I did non know, said I stole 1 of her names. My mention is Mercy, Joy, Adetokunbo. Why volition bag her name?”
Mercy’s mother, Gbonjubola, said Adetokunbo was amid Mercy’s names.
She said, “When I gave nascence to her, I named her Anu, Joy. She had upward to 10 names given past times dissimilar relatives. Her father, who was away, came dorsum in addition to gave her Adetokunbo. For the past times ii weeks, I don’t know where my immature adult woman is. Please assist us.”
Eileen’s father, Jimi Odumosu, did non selection his calls when our correspondent called him on Monday.
However, inwards a recorded conversation he had alongside Bankole, which was obtained past times PUNCH Metro, Odumosu urged a peaceful resolution of the matter, proverb he was separated from Eileen’s woman raise in addition to he was non certain if she (Eileen) would head to him.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police inwards accuse of the FCIID, Alagbon, Mr. Abutu Yaro, confirmed that the suspect was inwards custody.
He, however, said he did non know the details of the case.
He said, “That example was investigated past times Interpol Lagos in addition to was sent to Interpol Abuja. The Interpol Abuja in addition to thence wrote a banker's bill on the example file that the law lawyer attached to General Investigation, FCIID, should own got the affair to court. So, I don’t know nearly the case. It is non our case. The lawyer that they asked to prosecute the example is the lawyer attached to my office, only I don’t know the offence. I don’t know anything nearly the courtroom process.”
Eileen did non selection her calls every bit her telephone rang out severally, spell a text message sent to her draw had yet to last responded to every bit of press time.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Moshood Jimoh, had also yet to response to a text message from PUNCH Metro.