A suspect was reportedly apprehended in the early hours of Sunday morning at Sasa community area of Akinyele Local Government after a failed attempt to kill his victim in the community.
One of the caretaker chairmen in Akinyele Local Government disclosed that “having profiled the suspect, he is from the Eastern part of the country, he claims he attends a white garment church.”
Another resident who was at the scene of the incident said, “The residents of Sasa community with the help of local security popularly called (SOLUDERO) this morning, arrested a suspect in Sasa area of Akinyele local government while he was trying to murder a woman.”
While being interrogated, the suspect admitted that he had been involved in eight killings recently in Akinyele local government and his last killings were at Sasa area where he murdered a lady.”
He has been handed over to the Nigerian Police for further investigation while work is still ongoing to fish out other perpetrators.
Recall Barakat, Azeezat, Grace, a five-year-old boy and a woman were murdered by unknown assailants at their respective homes.