Ogun Police Arrest Cousins Who Hacked Tricyclist To Death, Dump Corpse On Riverbank
Ogun State Police Command has arrested two armed robbery cousins who specialized in snatching motorcycles and tricycles in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, after hacking to death, a Tricyclist, one Amos Onyemechi Chukwuka, who resisted being robbed of his tricycle.
The two suspected murderers, Damilola Famoriyo ‘m’ 34-year old, and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun ‘m’ 31-year old, confessed to the police that while snatching their victim’s tricycle, they macheted him to death, when he struggled with them.
They also confessed that after killing him, they dragged his corpse to the riverbank and dumped him there.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement made available to journalists, said that operatives of the Police Command arrested the two cousins on the 9th of February 2023.
He said the suspects were arrested following information received by policemen attached to Obalende Divisional Headquarters, 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 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 matcheted to death after which his tricycle was taken away.
The DPO, there and then detailed his Crack team to embarked on technical and Forensic Investigation of the incident 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 crime. In their statements, they confessed being a 2-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 Chukwuka to carry their farm produce 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 further informed the police that they have snatched up to eight tricycles in Ijebu Ode area, and that their standby buyers are residing at Ikorodu in Lagos State.
Recovered from them are two phones of the deceased as well as the cutlass they used to kill him.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
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