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Faridat Ogundairo
Two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo and Akinbayo Abiodun, have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State police command for allegedly hacking one Amos Chuckwuka to death and Carter away his tricycle.
The suspects were arrested in Ikorodu neighborhood, Lagos State, penultimate Thursday .
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday.
Oyeyemi added that the suspects allegedly killed Chuckwuka and dumped his body near Agoro riverbank in Ijebu-Ode .
Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen attached to Obalende divisional headquarters, Ijebu-Ode, on the 13th of December 2022.
The PPRO said a dead body was later identified as that of a tricycle rider .
He said “upon the information, the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami led his detectives to the scene, where it was discovered that the deceased was matcheted to death after which his tricycle was taken away.
“The DPO, there and then detailed his Crack team to embark on technical and Forensic Investigation of the incident in order to unravel those behind the devilish act.
“Their efforts yielded positive result on the 9th of February 2023, when one of the suspects, Damilola Famoriyo, who resides at new site, Awosan Fakale Ikorodu Lagos was arrested with the deceased’s phone.
“His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, who is also his cousin, Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun of Road 1, Block A, Maya Ikorodu Lagos State.
“On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the commission of the crime.
“In their statements, they confessed being a two-man syndicate who specialized in snatching motorcycles and tricycles.
“They confessed further that they always carry out their robbery operation in Ijebu-Ode and its environs.
“According to them, on the 13th of December 2022, they lured the victim Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to carry their farm products from Agoro area to the town, and they agreed on a price.
“But on getting to Agoro/Ikangba road, they stopped him and snatched the tricycle from him.
“It was when the deceased tried to struggle with them that they matcheted him to death and dragged his corpse to the riverbank where they dumped him.
“They informed the police further that they have snatched up to eight tricycles in Ijebu-Ode area, and that their standby buyers are residing at Ikorodu in Lagos State.”
The police said two phones of the deceased and the cutlass the suspects used to kill the victim have been. recovered .
The PPRO however, said the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
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