Police arrest man for allegedly strangling Taxify driver
The Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad at Adeniji Adele, Lagos has arrested a man, Ikechukwu Ozorumba, who allegedly strangled a Taxify driver to death and stole his car.
When they got to Okokomaiko at about 12am, they attacked Olotu, strangled him and dumped his body at Jimoh Street in Okokomaiko, before making off with the car with number plate, SMK 980 FM.FSARS also arrested a palm oil farmer in Oguta, Imo State, Chima Chukwuemeka, in connection with the crime.Ozorumba in his farm to evade Police arrest.
Narrating how the alleged incident occurred, Ozorumba said: “On 26 December, 2018, we chartered the driver as passengers from Bode Thomas in Surulere area of Lagos and told him to take us to Okokomaiko area of Lagos.“On our way, we ordered the driver to surrender his car key to us, but he refused and started struggling with us. In the process, we used an iron rod to hit him, strangled him and dumped his body at Jimoh Street, Okokomaiko.
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