Wanted man nabbed for murder, ‘Pastor’ for cultism

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Kehinde Bakare, who was declared wanted for the alleged murder of one Samuel Ladejo.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said one locally-made pistol with two live cartridges was recovered from Bakare, adding that he would be charged.

“It will be recalled that on Monday, October 1, 2018, around 6am, one Bisi Komolafe, an assistant manager at Famous Hotel, situated at No. 36 Obalende Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, reported at the station that one of the hotel’s employees, Samuel Ladejo, left the hotel to attend a party on Obalende Road, Ikoyi, where he was stabbed in the chest by some boys, who ran away. After being rushed to the General Hospital for treatment, the victim later died in the hospital.

Elkana said Olatunde had been linked to a series of robbery and murder cases in the area, adding that he was responsible for the death of one Ahmed Karowi, a suspected member of theHe stated, “On Saturday, September 14, 2019, around 11.15pm, following sustained monitoring, detectives from the Bariga Police Station arrested one Emmanuel Olatunde, alias Pastor, 31, at No. 27 Oremenunu, Ibafo Street, Bariga.

Elkana said Emmanuel was arrested in possession of a fake EFCC identity card, which he allegedly used in perpetrating the crime, adding that the suspect had defrauded one Semiu Olaposi of the sum of N51,000.

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