The officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a suspect over the murder of a couple, Adebola Ezekiel, 80 and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, 79, in Abuja.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Igweh said the gruesome murder of the couple occurred in their residence at Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja on April 1.
He disclosed that the police began an investigation immediately and were able to arrest the suspect, a former driver to the deceased couple.
He said police detectives trailed the suspect and arrested him in his hideout at Obajana in Kogi State.
Igweh added that the suspect confessed to have gained access to the house on April 1, slit the deceased’s throat, and made away with their phones and ATM cards.
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The police commissioner said the command, on April 11, arrested two suspects for alleged homicide in the Mabushi area of Abuja.
Igweh said the suspects were arrested by police operatives from Mabushi Division following a tip-off that the corpse of one Bilkisu Mohammed was discreetly conveyed.
He said: “The deceased had earlier visited the house of her supposed boyfriend, who eventually travelled to Kano and left her in the care of the female suspect.
“The deceased allegedly fell ill and was given non-prescribed drugs that led to her death by the male suspect who came into the house on the invitation of the female suspect.”
The police commissioner revealed that the suspects were currently in police custody undergoing interrogation.
Igweh said operatives of the command from Utako Division, on April 6, arrested nine suspected armed robbers.
He said the suspects, during interrogation, confessed to being part of an armed robbery gang responsible for a series of robberies and other heinous crimes in Abuja.
He disclosed that four locally fabricated AK 47 rifles, three locally fabricated cartridge rifles, one English pistol, and one Dane gun were recovered from the suspects.
The police commissioner added that all the suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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