Arrest Of A Fugitive Domestic Staff That Murdered His Colleague At Magodo Phase 2 Lagos - By Tony Okpe

 

Arrest of a Fugitive Domestic staff that murdered his colleague at Magodo Phase 2 Lagos

On sunday, the Command received a complaint from one Bola Ikupoluyi 'M' of house No. 16, Tunde Obitayo street ,Magodo phase 2, Lagos,  that on 04/04/2019, at about 1900hrs, one Monday Odey 'm' hit one Abdullahi Yinusa 'm' with a shovel on the head and face which led to his death. That the suspect absconded to unknown destination immediately after committing the offence. Both the suspect and the deceased person were security guards working at the residence of the complainant.

Investigation revealed that the suspect has been accused of stealing valuable items belonging to the complainant such as  clothes, bicycles, among others. 

On 04/04/2019, the suspect was confronted  over his incessant stealing habit, by the deceased person and the suspect picked offence and threatened to kill the said Abdullahi Yinusa for challenging him. The Complainant, being their employer responded by sacking the suspect and ordered him to vacate the premises immediately.

Angered by his sack, the suspect returned to the house the same day at about  1900hrs , under the guise of taking his personal belongings from the house, gained access to the premises and murdered the said Abdullahi Yinusa. After killing the deceased person, the suspect dumped the corpse at a canal behind their master's house and absconded. 

The Commissioner of Police Lagos State tasked the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Panti to ensure that no stone is left unturned in tracking the location of the fugitive suspect and bringing him to face the full wrath of the law. 

Following a thorough and painstaking investigation by Homicide detectives from the State CID, the suspect was traced to Iwo, Osun State and apprehended  on 02/05/2019. He has confessed to the commission of the crime. The suspect will be charged to Court for murde