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Police arrest murder suspects, recover four bodies
dumped in septic tank (photos)
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed
the recovery of four bodies from a septic tank in Ikorodu area of Lagos.
A statement released by the command’s
spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, says the bodies were recovered following a
report of two bureau de change operators who went missing on March 14.
The statement in part reads
“On March 14 at about 5.30p.m., the Lagos
State Police Command received a complaint from Ikorodu area that some unidentified
persons approached one Alhaji Yakubu Musa and Alhaji Hassan Umaru, both
operators of bureau de change at Benson area of Ikorodu and informed them that
they had a relation who returned from overseas and needed to exchange $10,000.
“They initially said that payment will be
made at a bank at Ikorodu; but on getting to the bank, the suspects moved the
operators to an unknown destination and started demanding for ransom from their
friends and relatives. That despite paying the sum of N1,600,000 as ransom,
the abductors refused to release the victims and nothing more was heard of
them. The victims’ phones remained switched off.
“The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP
Zubairu Muazu, detailed the Commander, Special Anti Robbery Squad to do an
in-depth investigation into the matter with a view to rescue the victims and
apprehend the suspects.
“Operatives from SARS Ipakodo base led by SP
Godfrey Soriwei arrested three suspects, namely, Oluwatosin Olanrewaju, Mayowa
Olawuni a.k.a General and Babatunde Idris a.k.a Aloma. The suspects
confessed to the commission of the crime and led operatives to their den in
Ikorodu where they dumped the corpses in a septic tank.
“Two locally made single barrel guns with
five live cartridges, one locally made gun with three ammunition, one locally
made revolver pistol with three live ammunition, one cutlass, one axe and some
charms were recovered from them.
“Investigation revealed that the suspects
had, at various times, used an abandoned company premises as their den, where
all their targets were killed and dumped in the septic tank,” he said.
Elkana said as part of the investigation,
four decomposed bodies were recovered from the septic tank for autopsy.
Bala added that the suspects confessed to have also killed two rival cult
members and dumped their bodies in the septic tank before killing the two
bureau de change operators.
“They are currently assisting the Police in
the arrest of fleeing members of their gang. Investigation is ongoing, and
suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed,” he said.
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