Three held for allegedly killing couple - The Nation Newspaper

James Olaosebikan, 72, and his wife, Esther, 68, were murdered in cold blood at their Sagamu home.The suspects, Ibrahim Uthman, Aba Abdulkareem and Abdulhamid Ibrahim were arrested on July 12 and they confessed to have killed the couple after they recognised one of the four armed men who invaded their home to rob them.

Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent , said the incident was reported by the couple’s son, Joseph Olaosebikan.He said: “Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, ordered the DPO of Sagamu Division, SP Okiki Agunbiade, to fish out the killers within the shortest possible time. The DPO and his men embarked on technical and forensic investigation of the case and their efforts yielded positive result with the arrest of three members of the gang.

“They confessed being members of a robbery gang and that one of their colleagues, now at large, invited them for the purpose of robbing an old couple and a nearby shop. “But on getting to the house, they discovered that the couple recognised one of them, hence they killed them. “CP Bashir Makama has ordered the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the case for proper investigation. He also directed that the fleeing member of the gang must be brought to book within the shortest possible time,” said Oyeyemi.

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