Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Godspower Moses in Delta State.
He was said to have been accosted by the suspected armed robbers as he was about to drive into his compound.
He was stopped and shot in his stomach and chest.
He died on the spot.
The incident happened on August 27, 2022 at about 9pm.
It took the combined efforts of policemen from Delta State Police Command and Lagos State Police Command to track and arrest the suspect suspects.
The suspects, after killing Moses, took his phones and car and disappeared.
Our reporter gathered that after the remains of Moses were discovered, his brother Godbless Ezebri, 42, of Ovwor Town in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, alerted Owian Police Station.
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Owian Aladja Division, Delta State, a Chief Superintendent of Police, Aliyu Shaba, was alerted of the incident.
The police, explaining how Moses was killed, said: “Around that time, four armed men used a tricycle and trailed the deceased, Godspower Moses.
“While at the gate of his house, behind Dewin Hotel Ekete inland, the gunmen shot and killed him.
“The robbers took away his Iphone 13 Promax, wrist watch and drove away with the deceased’s Mercedes Benz Glk with registration number GWA930CG, black colour.
“Police detectives visited the scene, where two AK47 rifles’ ammunition empty shells were recovered.
“During a close examination of the deceased’s body, detectives noticed bullet wound at the stomach and chest regions.”
Following the report of Ezebri, police launched an investigation.
Police got the tracking number of the car and started tracking it.
It was through the tracking that the police discovered that the car, which was stolen in Delta State, had been moved to Ajegunle Jurisdiction in Lagos State.
While the police were tracking the car, they noticed that it was being moved in and out of Ajegunle Ijora Badia and Apapa.
Determined to catch the suspects, the Delta State Police Command decided to synergise with Lagos State Police Command.
The police said: “The DPO of Ijora Badia in Lagos State was alerted, with combined efforts, the said vehicle was recovered.
“Five vehicle plate numbers, five ATM cards, eight phones, NPA stickers, wrist band charm and four suspects, namely Salisu Musa 35, Abdullazeez Saidu 35, Abdullazeez Suleiman 34 and Garuba Saleh 29, were arrested from different hotels where they lodged within Apapa area.
“They had made relevant information and useful statements.”
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