A 20-year-old boy by name, Badmus Gbadamosi, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for killing his roommate, Friday Michael aged 27 years.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER, it was disclosed that Gbadamosi committed the crime on Saturday.
“The incident happened on the 13th of May at Mamu area of Awa Ijebu when the suspect came in around 6.30 am and shot the deceased, who was sleeping as of that time, to death with a locally made pistol.
“The sound from the gun attracted other occupants of the house to the scene and they quickly alerted the police. The DPO Awa Ijebu division led his men to the scene and the suspect was promptly arrested.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a member of a notorious armed bandits terrorizing the area, and that the deceased have accosted him on one or two occasions while coming from robbery scene. It was the fear that the deceased may expose him that prompted him to sniff life out of him.
“He has made useful information to the police which will help in nabbing other members of his group.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of police CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the transfer of the suspect to FSARS for discrete investigation, while the body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for post mortem examination,” the statement said.
