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Police arrest alleged serial killer, others in Lagos

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Police arrest alleged serial killer, others in Lagos

An alleged serial killer, Ibrahim Abdullahi a.k.a Tiny and four others at his Ijegun-Egba area hideout, were arrested on Sunday by policemen of the Lagos State Police Command.

The police men carried out the arrest during an operation led by the Divisional Police Officer of Satellite-Town Division, CSP Chike Oti, to rid the community of the violent activities of criminals.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement said:

“Based on this directive and credible intelligence received about Ibrahim Abdullahi aka Tiny, who had been on the run since he was linked to the murder of three residents of the community, Satelite division, swung into action.

“The said Tiny was arrested alongside one of his accomplices, Obinna Kelvin Okey, 23.

“During preliminary interrogation, they confessed to belonging to a cult group called the Aro-Bagger aka Vickings.

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“Other cultists arrested during the operation include Ismaila Adebayo; 21, Bode Akodo; 21 and Abdulwahab; 25, all of Eiye Confraternity.

“CP Zubairu Muazu directed the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, to take over the case involving the said Ibrahim Abdullahi which has to do with an ongoing investigation on the three murder incidents linked to him.

” The other suspects were transferred to the Command’s Anti Cultism Squad for further investigation,” he said.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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