The Oyo State Police Command has commenced investigation into an alleged same-sex relationship involving two women at a hotel in Ibadan.
The incident reportedly occurred on April 27, 2017, in the Orita-Aperin/Beere area of Ibadan, where the two women were allegedly discovered together inside a vehicle at a hotel premises.
According to a statement attributed to an eyewitness, one of the women was apprehended at the scene and handed over to the hotel management while efforts were made to contact the police.
The other woman, identified as Oluwatoyin Oluwadamilola Ajayi, allegedly left the scene before the arrival of the police and has since remained at large.
The police subsequently obtained a statement from the woman who was apprehended, which reportedly provided information linking Oluwatoyin to the incident.
The Command said efforts were ongoing to locate her for questioning as part of its investigation.
Police sources also said the community where the suspect was said to reside had previously expressed concerns about her alleged conduct and had reportedly summoned her and her parents on several occasions.
The police stressed that the matter was being handled through the appropriate legal process and urged members of the public to provide any useful information that could assist investigators in locating the woman.
The Command also warned residents against taking the law into their own hands, stressing that anyone with relevant information should channel it to the appropriate law-enforcement authorities.
As of the time of filing this report, Oluwatoyin had reportedly not been arrested, while police efforts to locate her and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident continued.
