Police arrest four suspected murderers in Delta

The Police in Sapele Division have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a victim.The suspects arrested include, Ogadinma Francis A.K.A “Gentle”, aged 27yrs,Goodnews Abaje ‘m’ age 30yrs, Obunwa Kasim ‘m’ age 25yrs and Bright Osifo ‘m’ age 23yrs.The Police also recovered the victim's vehicle from the suspects.It was learnt that the arrest of the suspects were made possible following a report received Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Sapele Division from a caller(name withheld).The claimed he discovered that his landlord named Uguru Dominic ‘m’ aged 29yrs and his male friend name and address not known were found dead in the bathroom suspected to have been murdered by unknown persons, and that the suspect made away with the victim’s Toyota Corolla car with Reg no. ABJ 271 white in colour, the DPO detailed detectives to unravel the mystery behind the deaths. Based on this,the Police embarked on an intelligence led investigation which led to the arrest of one Ogadinma Francis A.K.A “Gentle”, aged 27yrs and the deceased Vehicle recovered from him. The suspect confessed that he did a filling job for the deceased and after working for him, he refused to pay him the agreed amount. The Delta State Police Command led by CP Ari Muhammed Ali confirmed the report in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe.The Police Image maker said,"The suspect also stated that he conspired with his friends to commit the crime. "Acting on his confession, the three accomplices namely, Goodnews Abaje ‘m’ age 30yrs, Obunwa Kasim ‘m’ age 25yrs and Bright Osifo ‘m’ age 23yrs were arrested."According to DSP Edafe,"They stated that the initial plan was to rob the victim, they tied them up till about 4:30am and then forced him to transfer the sum of thirty-six thousand naira (#36,000) to one of the suspects account. "They further stated that they decided to kill both of them because they felt the victims recognized them and will report them to the Police."He noted that CP Ari Muhammed Ali has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal investigation department for further Investigation.