Lagos police link more casualties to dreaded criminal
The Lagos Instruct Police Command has accused a dreaded assassin and theft suspect, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly is named Olori Eso, of being in charge for the loss of life of 23-year-old Ramadan and 30-year-old Bolakale, who were murdered in chilly blood on July 31, 2024, in the Mushin space of Lagos.
The police also linked Akinwande to the loss of life of a nine-year-old girl, Aminat, murdered on December 9, 2010, in the Fadeyi space of the verbalize.
The expose talked a pair of quantity of casualties occupy also been linked to the suspect’s brutal operations, details of which
are being compiled throughout ongoing investigations and will occupy to aloof be made on hand to the final public.
The Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Olohundare, talked about the suspect voluntarily confessed to the serial killings and admitted
owning nine computerized and lethal firearms recovered by the police.
The CP talked about extra witnesses are aloof anticipated.
He acknowledged that the suspect is for the time being in police custody, and all recovered shows remain in the expose. He added that a remand warrant has been duly obtained from the court docket to allow the police to attain the investigation and verify due wonderful assignment.
Within the period in-between, the expose has also made essential development in clamping down on sexual and gender-based mostly violence following the recent arrest of 52 suspects, noting that 44 of the suspects were charged in court docket, while eight are beneath investigation.
The expose arrested 28 for defilement cases, four for sexual assaults by penetration, one for assault, one for grievous damage, one for coarse medication of a small one, one for abduction, one for small one trafficking, one for small one stealing, one for failure to get necessary desires, two for get entry to denial and four for home violence.
The commissioner of police reaffirmed the Lagos Instruct Police Command’s dedication to against the law-free society, the place laws-abiding voters can wobble about their every day activities without fear.
He talked about, “To the prison capabilities lurking within or exterior Lagos Instruct, your time is up. Lagos Instruct would possibly maybe now not be a haven in your operations. The expose will continue to boost crime surveillance, strengthening our intelligence throughout the verbalize, tightening our intelligence networks, and utilising technological instruments to detect, deter, and dismantle all forms of crime and criminality.
“To the loyal people of Lagos, we remain grateful in your continued enhance, vigilance, and collaboration. Your feature in volunteering credible knowledge is serious to our success in crime battling. Collectively, we can continue to absorb a safer, extra stable Lagos Instruct for all.”
