The Lagos State Police Command said upon discreet investigation and intelligence gathering, one Haruna Abubakar who murdered his friend and co-worker, shredded him to pieces and dumped him in the bush has been arrested.
The suspect and the victim are co-workers in a farm in Ibeju lekki, Lagos State, where the suspect is a guard and the victim an herdsman.
On December 3, 2016, the suspect, aged 28, had an altercation with the victim, aged 27, which resulted to a physical fight and in the process the suspect hauled down the deceased with a dagger, cut him into pieces, packed him in a sack and dumped him in the bush.
The brother to the deceased, simply identified as Adamu, reported the case of a missing person to the police after his brother did not return home after the day’s work.
The clue gathered by the police led to the arrest of the suspect who later confessed to the crime and led operatives to the scene where the dismembered body was recovered.
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has directed that the case be transferred to the SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State for further investigation and prosecution.
Trending
- Tiwa Savage features Nigerian, foreign stars in debut movie + Teaser
- Ondo 2024: PDP Committee Chair promises aspirants fair, credible primary election
- Breaking: Senator Ayogu Eze is dead
- Ondo 2024: PDP begins delegates accreditation ahead of primary
- Lagos workers now earn additional N35,000 wage allowance since January – Sanwo-Olu
- Akpabio’s recipe for justice reforms in Nigeria, by Ola Awoniyi
- FAAN diverts flight operations as fire breaks out at Lagos Airport
- FAAN initiates investigation of fire at Lagos airport