THE Police have arrested a middle
aged man, Musibau Mustapha, for killing his
colleague during a hunting expedition. Mustapha, 30, was said to have mistaken his
fellow hunter, Sunday Ijasa, for an antelope and
released the bullet which instantly claimed his
life a couple of days ago at Igbara Odo Ekiti in
Ekiti South-West Local Government Area of the
state According to the Public Relations Officer of the
state police command, Mr Victor Babayemi, in
Ado Ekiti, weekend, the suspect was arrested
following an allegation that he killed the
deceased while hunting at Igbara Odo Ekiti. According to him, Mustapha was said to have
mistook the deceased for an antelope. The police image maker added that there were
inconsistencies in the statement made by the
suspect after preliminary investigations
conducted by the police. Babayemi further said autopsy had been
conducted on the corpse, while investigation is
still on-going, adding that the suspect will be
charged to court as soon as investigation is
completed. Meantime, police have arrested two men who
specialized in car-snatching. The Police PRO
named the suspects as Ajayi Gbenga and Fatoki
Olabode, adding that they were arrested by
men attached to Special Anti Robbery Squad,
SARS, on June 28. Investigation, according to the police image
maker, later revealed that the arrested
suspects and three others at large allegedly
belonged to a car-snatching syndicate
terrorizing some states in the South-West. Babafemi added that some the cars allegedly
snatched by them, according to the statement,
were being sold at neighboring countries. Stolen vehicles recovered from the
suspects ,according to him, include: Toyota
Sienna Space Bus with Reg No. TY 575 KJA
CHASSIS NOS: 4T32F134YU228088 and ENGINE
NOS: 5802316 and Toyota Camry car with
Reg.No. BZ 567 AGL CHASSIS NO. 4TIBG22KYIU820886. Also, one Alhaji Nuru Usman who acts as an
intermediary between the car snatchers and
buyers has also been arrested.
aged man, Musibau Mustapha, for killing his
colleague during a hunting expedition. Mustapha, 30, was said to have mistaken his
fellow hunter, Sunday Ijasa, for an antelope and
released the bullet which instantly claimed his
life a couple of days ago at Igbara Odo Ekiti in
Ekiti South-West Local Government Area of the
state According to the Public Relations Officer of the
state police command, Mr Victor Babayemi, in
Ado Ekiti, weekend, the suspect was arrested
following an allegation that he killed the
deceased while hunting at Igbara Odo Ekiti. According to him, Mustapha was said to have
mistook the deceased for an antelope. The police image maker added that there were
inconsistencies in the statement made by the
suspect after preliminary investigations
conducted by the police. Babayemi further said autopsy had been
conducted on the corpse, while investigation is
still on-going, adding that the suspect will be
charged to court as soon as investigation is
completed. Meantime, police have arrested two men who
specialized in car-snatching. The Police PRO
named the suspects as Ajayi Gbenga and Fatoki
Olabode, adding that they were arrested by
men attached to Special Anti Robbery Squad,
SARS, on June 28. Investigation, according to the police image
maker, later revealed that the arrested
suspects and three others at large allegedly
belonged to a car-snatching syndicate
terrorizing some states in the South-West. Babafemi added that some the cars allegedly
snatched by them, according to the statement,
were being sold at neighboring countries. Stolen vehicles recovered from the
suspects ,according to him, include: Toyota
Sienna Space Bus with Reg No. TY 575 KJA
CHASSIS NOS: 4T32F134YU228088 and ENGINE
NOS: 5802316 and Toyota Camry car with
Reg.No. BZ 567 AGL CHASSIS NO. 4TIBG22KYIU820886. Also, one Alhaji Nuru Usman who acts as an
intermediary between the car snatchers and
buyers has also been arrested.
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