The Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command, on Sunday revealed the arrest of some suspected murders in the state. The Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, in a statement
indicated that investigations are going on their crime and that the
cases will be charged to Court.
The PPRO narrated: “At about 11.30am, on 26th April, 2019, one Comrade
Oshin Aderigbigbe later identified as the Public Relations Officer,
Joint Campus Committee (JCC), National Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS), Lagos, reported at Okokomaiko Police Station with
blood gushing out of his body and stated that he was attacked by three
young men who dispossessed him of his handset, laptop and stabbed him
with a knife.
“He was rushed to the hospital but eventually died.
“The leader of the murder gang that attacked him, 21yr old Bashiru
Ahmed, a.k.a Kawu of Okoko was arrested.
“He confessed to have committed the crime along with two of his
friends who are now at large. The said Bashiru Ahmed who is the son of
a popular traditional ruler in Okoko, is a notorious criminal who was
charged to court on several occasions by the Police for sundry
offenses.
“He returned from prison six months ago and has been on the watch list
of the Police.”

DSP Elkana, also narrated that in another case, “On the 27th of April,
2019 at about 2.45pm, Dopemu Police Station received a distress call
that some persons engaged themselves in a fight at a drinking joint
along Ogunbambi Street Agege.
“A team of Policemen from Dopemu Police Station was drafted to the
scene to restore order. Preliminary investigation carried out revealed
that one 37yr old Bukola Oluwaseun  of Adeyola Street Dopemu was
stabbed on the neck with a bottle by one 42yr old Sunday Isiah of No.
20 Olufeso Street Dopemu.
“The victim died on the way to hospital and his corpse was deposited
at the Mortuary for post mortem examination”.
The PPRO said that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu
Muazu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the cases to the State
Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti for discreet
investigation.
He added that Detectives have also spread their tentacles to trace the
remaining two suspects on the run.