Police arrest 2 cousins over alleged robbery, murder

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested  two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo(34) and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun(31) for allegedly killing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka after robbing him of his tricycle

Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement said  the suspects dumped the corpse of the victim at a riverbank in Ijebu-Ode  after the crime.

The statement added that the suspects were arrested following an 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 statement reads.

Penpushing further reports that Oyeyemi said the Divisional Police Officer there and then detailed his crack team to embarked 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 reside 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 been 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”, Oyeyemiadded.

Penpushing also reports that the police spokesman said the suspects said  they on the 13th of December 2022, 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. Recovered from them are two phones of the deceased as well as the cutlass they used to kill him”, Oyeyemi stated.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, as at the time of filing this report has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

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