Lagos Records Four Murder Cases In 7 Days- Police

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days.

This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday.

The PPRO said that the suspect was alleged to have killed a minor in his room at Isokoko area.

“The suspect was rescued by the men on duty and detained based on the report.

“A team of detectives visited and photographed the scene.

“The corpse of the missing boy was found in a canal with the throat lacerated. The suspect confessed to the act.

“The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at IDH Moutuary Yaba for autopsy,” he said.

The spokesman said that the last murder case was recieved by the Divisional Police Officer at Ikoyi on Tuesday at about 11.00 a.m.

He said that someone brought a 25-year-old Desmond Gyudu, a security guard with a private security company attached to a house in Ikoyi.

Hundeyin said that the report revealed that on Oct. 10, at about 11.30 p.m., the said suspect allegedly punched one Hakeem Nuhu, 26-year-old motor boy of a water truck on his face during an altercation.

He said that as a result, the victim became unconscious and was rushed to police hospital, Falomo, where he later died on Oct. 11 at about 7.30 a.m.

“Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene. Corpse also inspected and photographed at the hospital.

“The corpse evacuated and deposited at the Federal Medical Centre morgue Ebute-Metta for autopsy.

“Meanwhile, the suspect has been taken into custody and investigation is in progress,” he said.