The police in Lagos have announced the arrest of two suspects who murdered a landlord and robbed him of his vehicle.
Lagos Police Command Spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana who disclosed this in a statement said
“On 24th July, 2019 at about 5.00am, Policemen from Iba Police Station, on Stop and search duty at First gate, Agboroko area, Iba flagged down a Toyota Camry which was driven in a reckless and suspicious manner.
“Two suspects namely Daniel Isaac ‘m’ 38 years old and Emmanuel Chukwu ‘m’ 36 years old. Further investigation revealed that the first suspect, Daniel Isaac killed his Landlord Don Able ‘m’ 50 years old from Rivers State and dumped the corpse in a well, inside his compound at Owodun street Area, Ikotun.
“The suspect was escaping with the robbed vehicle of the deceased along with his accomplice Emmanuel Chukwu, when they were intercepted.
“Their intentions were to go and sell the car. They confessed to the Commission of the Crime. Homicide detectives from State Criminal Investigation Department Yaba are investigating the case. Suspect will be charged to Court.
He added that “In a related development, on 24/07/2019, at about 11.15am, Satellite Police Station received an information from a credible source, that a bag containing a suspicious item was smuggled into a motor park for onward transfer to Onitsha, Anambra state by unknown persons.
“Based on the information, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Chike Oti deployed his surveillance team to the motor park at Maza Maza to recover the bag.
“Upon searching the bag, 50 rounds of .38mm live ammunition hidden inside a garri dust was recovered.
“A female who claimed that the bag was given to her by a Man in Ojo area to deliver to someone at Onisha was arrested and she is helping the Police with useful information. The case is transferred to SARS for further investigation. Investigation is ongoing.
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Also Elkana said “On 26th July, 2019 at about 7.30am, one Amachi Ude m of no 15 Etegbin road shibiri Lagos reported at Ilemba Hausa Police Station, that his LT Bus Registration no JJE 713 XH was stolen by unknown thief/thieves from where it was parked along Etegbin Road.
“A team of detectives led by Inspr kehinde Kareem swung into action and visited all the mechanic workshops and scraps sellers workshops within the area to no avail. Acting on credible information, investigation was extended to Atan axis of Ogun state where the vehicle was recovered and one Yomi Olajide m aged 39 yrs of no 14 Oremeji street, toll gate , Ogun state was arrested while driving the said vehicle. In his confessional statement, he stated that himself and one Jamiu surname unknown m of Tollgate Ogun state who is at large came to remove the said vehicle from where it was parked with their master key, which the Police also recovered from him. The suspect will be charge to court and effort is made to apprehend the second suspect.
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Following the violent clash between members of two rival cult groups in Bariga and Oworonshoki areas on 21st July, 2019, the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni ordered the immediate deployment of operatives to Operation Crush to the two communities with the mandate of identifying, isolating and apprehending the leaders and members of the gangsters and cult groups disturbing the peace of the area. Acting on credible Intelligence, twenty six suspects were arrested within 5days and various assorted weapons were recovered from them. The suspects will all be charged to Court to face the full weight of the law. The onslaught is ongoing until they are totally defeated.
