…As Police arrest car snatcher, recover vehicle
Policemen attached to Iba Police station in Lagos have arrested two suspects namely: Daniel Isaac, 38 and Emmanuel Chukwu, 36 for killing their landlord and robbing his vehicle.
Confirming the incident in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana narrated that 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 leading to the arrest of the two suspects.
According to Elkana, further investigation revealed that the first suspect, Daniel Isaac killed his landlord Don Abel, 50 years old from Rivers State and dumped the corpse in a well, inside his compound at Owodun Street Area, Ikotun.
He disclosed that the suspect was escaping with the robbed vehicle of the deceased along with his accomplice Emmanuel Chukwu, when they were intercepted adding that 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 explained.
In a related development, the operatives of the Lagos State Police command have arrested a 39 year old man, Yomi Olajide of No. 14 Oremeji Street, toll gate, Ogun state for conniving with his accomplice to rob a vehicle from where it was parked.
Giving details of the incident, the command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana pointed out that one Amachi Ude of No. 15 Etegbin Road, Shibiri Lagos, on 26th July, 2019 at about 7.30am, 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.
Elkana added that a team of detectives led by Insp. 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, Tollgate, 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”, he said.
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