ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED OVER KILLING OF FEDERAL LAWMAKER,’SUGAR’ IN IBADAN

The duo, however, explained that the killing of the Federal lawmaker was not in connection with the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections, but the police bosses did not reveal the identity of the suspect.

Penpushing further reports that the police said it got enough facts and evidences that led to the arrest, adding that the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) had been carrying out investigations on the matter.

“We have got a suspect but we can’t reveal all the details. I was at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan with the Oyo State Commissioner of Police on Saturday. The Chief Medical Director of the UCH was also with us’,Oyebade said.

“From that point, we picked up the investigation. I want to assure members of the public that the IGP’s mandate is that no stone should be left unturned in unravelling the cause of the incident. But the incident is not directly connected with the elections, going by the venue of the incident and the information we gathered of what happened prior to the incident.”

The Commissioner of Police, also on his own part said that he got the information about the attack from the Divisional Police Officer at Iyana Offa while monitoring the governorship and State House of Assembly elections on Saturday.

“I learnt that Sugar was ambushed and, in the process, sustained gunshot injuries in the head. He was immediately evacuated to the UCH for medical attention, but, unfortunately, he died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital while receiving treatment.”

Penpushing also reports that Olukolu added that the area where the incident occurred was cordoned, while he directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) to lead the team of investigators.

In related development, the police boss while speaking on the deaths of other persons during the election, revealed the killing which occurred at Akanran in Ona Ara local government area was not related to the election.

“The two suspects arrested in connection with the incident claimed they had a previous issue with the deceased, before fighting broke out again on the day of election, during which deceased collapsed and died. The vehicle they brought to the scene was also recovered’.

“The third person that died was when a distress call indicated that about 15 hoodlums, who were armed, stormed a polling unit, approaching the venue with the mind of causing mayhem, snatching ballot boxes and inflicting injuries on members of the public’.

“A team of patrol men were deployed and there was a response. A shot hit one of the hoodlums and he died. A shotgun was recovered, indicating that these people did not mean well for the entire society. We are working on it. Whatever the circumstances are, all these cases are being investigated by the police to determine what happened exactly and appropriate actions would be taken,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that, the Commissioner of Police,also disclosed that in a related development 18 persons were arrested in connection with various criminal activities while, 6 guns, 9 live cartridges, axe and knives where recovered from the suspects.