The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a
security guard, Haruna Abubakar, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, for allegedly
killing his friend.Punch Metro learnt that Abubakar and the victim, a
herdsman, whose name had yet to be ascertained, worked on a farm in the area.
It was gathered that Abubakar and the victim were on
the farm on Saturday when a disagreement ensued between them. The altercation
was said to have led to a scuffle, during which the 28-year-old suspect hacked
the herdsman to death.
Our correspondent learnt that Abubakar dismembered
the deceased, packed the parts in a sack and dumped them in a bush.A source, who has knowledge of the incident, said
the deceased’s brother, identified as Adamu, reported a case of missing person
to the police when the victim did not return home from the farm on the day.“A police team went to the farm and some persons
provided useful information, which indicted the suspect. He was arrested based
on the tip-off and he actually confessed to killing his friend,” the source
added.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Office, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She said the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai
Owoseni, had directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for investigation and
prosecution.She said,“The command, upon discreet investigation and
intelligence gathering, arrested the suspect. The victim, aged 27, was his
friend and co-worker.“They had an altercation which resulted in a
physical fight and in the process, the suspect attacked the deceased with a
dagger, cut him to pieces and dumped him in the bush.“The clue gathered by the police led to the arrest
of the suspect who later confessed to the crime and led operatives to the scene
where the body parts were recovered.”
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