The five suspects were arrested in different parts of the state, causing a huge sigh of relief from some indigenes
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The spokesman of the Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, a Superintendent of Police, made this known in a statement.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos.
The arrest on June 30, 2022 was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Chidi Nwabuzor, presented the suspects to newsmen in Benin on Friday.
Sources told NAN that Tijani, who was identified as a member of Eiye confraternity, was shot dead on May 12.
They were charged with conspiracy, belonging to an unlawfully society, illegal possession of gun, armed robbery and rape.
He is being tried for conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society, intent to commit a felony and illegal possession of firearms.
The police charged Bashiru Shittu, 39; Hassan Omobolaji, 38; Korode Oguntoyinbo, 22 and Abiodun Benson, 23 with conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms.
The defendant, Samuel Akintiku, whose residential address was not provided, was arraigned before the court on Tuesday, on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and unlawful possession of firearms.
The development was confirmed by the spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Monday.
One of the deceased, identified as Rotimi Esomojumi, was said to have been matcheted to death at Arane Street
A locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun loaded with one live cartridge was recovered from the passenger, Tejri.
The deceased was said to have been butchered beyond recognition.
He was also docked for claiming to be the head of a secret cult.
Emir, according to the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was apprehended on February 10, 2021.
The all male suspects: Olajide Shittu, 32; Emmanuel Fidelis, 29; and Sunkanmi Ifelodun, 39, were arrested on January 28, 2021.
The cult member was alleged to have been killed in Sunday in Ajegunle area of Ikorodu
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged cultism.
The Commissioner, Ogun State Police Command, Edward Ajogun, revealed this on Tuesday at the Ijebu Area Command, Igbeba, Ijebu Ode, during a meeting with some stakeholders