Crime
Two cousins arrested for robbing and hacking tricyclist to death
Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo & Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun, for allegedly hacking one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to death after snatching his tricycle.
The suspects were arrested on Thursday, February 9, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Saturday, February 18, said the suspects allegedly killed Chuckwuka & dumped his body at a riverbank in Ijebu-Ode.
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They were arrested following information received by policemen attached to the Obalende Divisional HQ, Ijebu Ode, on the 13th of December 2022, that a dead body which was later identified as that of a tricycle rider was found on the riverbank at the Agoro area of Ijebu Ode.
“Upon the information the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami led his detectives to the scene, where it was discovered that the deceased was macheted to death after which his tricycle was taken away.
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