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Guards under influence of tramadol, hemp kill boss, daughter in Ondo
Two persons identified as Tasiu Abubakar and Ayuba Idris have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing their boss and his daughter on the Ojomo Akintan Estate, Olu Foam area of Akure.
The suspects who were said to be security guards of the deceased were paraded on Monday after confessing that they killed Mr Richard Kwakye, and his daughter, Tope under the influence of tramadol and Indian hemp.
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie, said the suspects fled the state after committing the crime but were apprehended in Sokoto and Kano states.
The suspects later led detectives from the command to a building at Ojomo Akintan Estate where the decomposing bodies of the 71-year-old and his 27-year-old daughter were found.
The commissioner added that the suspects would be charged to court, while the decomposing bodies of the deceased had been deposited in the morgue.
By Todimu Ogunade…
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