Suspected cult member who killed police sergeant arrested

The arrest and detention Malik Onebiri, a suspected cult member, who allegedly killed a police sergeant while protesting the death of his colleague has been made public.

Onebiri’s arrest was made known by the Lagos State Police Command after an incident which saw youths on Oshunkeye Street in Ifako-Ijaiye protesting against the death of one Shina, aka Ishan, who died during a police raid on the street.

According to reports, the angry youths took the lifeless body of Shina to the Area G Police Command headquarters in Ogba where they attacked a police team stationed at the junction.

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One of the policemen identified as Collins Esiabor, was chased to Emmanuel Olorunfemi Street, where he was violently clubbed and shot dead.

The arrest of Onebiri was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, who said the suspect was arrested in his hideout in Benue State.

CSP Oti said19 suspects were initially arrested, before Onebiri, the leader of the group, was apprehended.

CSP Oti said, “After a mob comprising mainly of members of the notorious Eiye Confraternity attacked a police patrol team stationed at Haruna bus stop, vandalising a patrol car and killing one Sergeant Collins Esiabor in the process, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal, vowed that the command would arrest those behind the dastardly act.

“The CP, while making the vow, said the leader of the group, one Malik Onebiri, alias Kobad Baron, who allegedly fired the shot that killed the officer, could only run but not hide.

“In keeping with the pledge, operatives of the command attached to Area ‘G’ Command, Ogba, swung into action and have so far arrested 19 persons who took part in the crime.

“Meanwhile, the arrowhead of the group, Malik Onebiri, left the state immediately after the attack on the police team.

 

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