The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigerian Police Force has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of an Assistant Director of Administration, State House, Abuja, Ms Laetitia Dagan.
Reports say Dagan was killed by assailants, who invaded her residence at Lokogoma, on the outskirts of Abuja, about 11:00pm on Monday.
In a statement, Wednesday, the police reportedly said the suspect, one Edirin Ohonre (m), was arrested for allegedly conspiring with others, to execute the heinous act.
“Preliminary investigation into the suspected murder of Laetitia Naankang Dagan ‘f’, an Assistant Director with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, by the Criminal Investigation Department of the FCT Police Command led to the arrest of one Edirin Ohonre ‘m’ who is suspected to have conspired with others now at large to perpetrate the crime,” the Command said.
According to the police: “The suspect, who is currently under interrogation, is assisting the team of police detectives with information that will lead to the arrest of the other suspects connected to the crime, that are now at large.
“While commiserating with the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased on the unfortunate incident, the FCT Police Command is assuring members of the public that it has deployed relevant investigative tools to unravel the circumstances surrounding the victim’s unfortunate death and ensure the arrest and prosecution of suspects behind the heinous act.
“The Command is urging members of the public to disregard insinuations making the rounds in some social media platforms, and also wish to appeal to the members of the public to desist from pre-empting the ongoing police investigation”.
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Jalal Arabi, had earlier described the killing of Dagan, as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family, but also the entire State House.”
