It was gathered that the woman, who had been in detention for two weeks , had also been admitted to the police clinic at Alagbon after falling ill .
We gathered that the offence of the mother of three was that she bore the same middle name , Adetokunbo , with one Eileen, a Nigerian based in the United Kingdom .
Our correspondent gathered that Eileen sent a representative to an Ondo State High Court , who swore to an affidavit , claiming that Mercy’ s middle name was “ imposive. ”
Mercy, 35 , was subsequently arrested and detained at the Force CIID Annex , Alagbon , since July 7 .
Investigations by Our Metro , however , revealed that Mercy and Eileen’ s differences were beyond a middle name .
The two women ’ s ex - lover, Bankole Ogunnowo , who is based in the UK , was at the centre of the conflict .
Our correspondent gathered that Bankole and Mercy had a brief relationship in Nigeria in 2006 , which produced a baby girl , named Damilola.
Bankole later married Eileen and they both relocated to London , UK, where they also had a child together before they broke up .
Eileen, while allegedly seeking sole custody of their child , told a London court that her estranged husband was not to be trusted with children because he performed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM ) on Damilola, the child he had with Mercy.
Mercy, who got wind of the allegation , deposed to an affidavit , dated November 27 , 2015 , clearing Bankole of the charges .
In the affidavit , which revealed her name as Mercy Adetokunbo Oluwafeyibunmi , she stated that FGM was also a criminal offence in Nigeria .
However , one Oyebo , who acted for Eileen, swore to a counter - affidavit before an Ondo State High Court , accusing Mercy of stealing Eileen’ s name .
Bankole told Our Metro that the accusation was the beginning of Mercy’ s ordeal.
He said , “ Eileen denied me access to the child she had for me in the UK. I went to court so I could take my child out once in a while despite our separation . But she told the court that I belonged to a gang in Nigeria called OPC , and that we kidnap children to do FGM for them.
“ She said I did that for the daughter that Mercy had for me in Nigeria . It became a concern to the UK authorities because I also work with children here (UK ). I contacted Mercy and asked if I did that for my child and 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 one of her names in order to bring my daughter, Damilola, to the UK. ”
Our Metro learnt that the counter -affidavit by Oyebo was given to the Commissioner of Police in charge of Interpol , CP Olushola Subair .
The commissioner was reported to have written the London court , saying Bankole and Mercy were being investigated .
After Bankole won the court case against this ex - wife in February 2017 , some individuals were alleged to have threatened Mercy for her role in the matter .
The woman allegedly got a Federal High Court ’ s injunction forbidding any harassment.
However , despite the injunction, she was arrested and taken to the FCIID , Alagbon .
Mercy’ s husband in Nigeria , Nicholas Oluwafeyibunmi , with whom she had two children in Akure , lamented that his wife was being harassed for the assistance she rendered to Bankole.
He said , “On the day she was arrested , she wanted to pick our child at school . A man called my wife that he wanted to see her at a place.
“ When the call became intense , I decided to follow her , together with another friend . The caller brought out the Whatsapp picture of my wife and asked if she was the one . We didn ’ t know he had called the police .
“ Suddenly, some policemen from the Ondo State Police Command came in and took her to the Yaba Police Division . They later sent a signal to those at Alagbon , Lagos , who came to take her away . Since then , she had been held incommunicado . I don ’ t know why they picked my wife. She did not commit any crime . ”
Mercy, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Monday , said she had been admitted to the police clinic after she fell ill .
She said , “ They said my crime was that somebody in the UK, who I did not know , said I stole one of her names. My name is Mercy, Joy , Adetokunbo . Why will steal her name ?”
Mercy’ s mother , Gbonjubola , said Adetokunbo was among Mercy’ s names.
She said , “ When I gave birth to her , I named her Anu , Joy. She had up to 10 names given by different relatives . Her father, who was away , came back and gave her Adetokunbo . For the past two weeks , I don ’ t know where my daughter is. Please help us . ”
Eileen’ s father , Jimi Odumosu , did not pick his calls when our correspondent called him on Monday .
However , in a recorded conversation he had with Bankole , which was obtained by Our Metro , Odumosu urged a peaceful resolution of the matter , saying he was separated from Eileen’ s mother and he was not sure if she ( Eileen) would listen to him .
The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCIID , Alagbon , Mr . Abutu Yaro , confirmed that the suspect was in custody.
He , however , said he did not know the details of the case .
He said , “ That case was investigated by Interpol Lagos and was sent to Interpol Abuja . The Interpol Abuja then wrote a note on the case file that the police lawyer attached to General Investigation , FCIID , should take the matter to court . So , I don ’ t know about the case . It is not our case . The lawyer that they asked to prosecute the case is the lawyer attached to my office , but I don ’ t know the offence . I don ’ t know anything about the court process . ”
Eileen did not pick her calls as her phone rang out severally , while a text message sent to her line had yet to be responded to as of press time .
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