The Kogi State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of a young graduate in Lokoja.
According to the command’s spokesperson, ASP Afusat Saliu, the suspects were apprehended on March 25 at Otokiti Estate. Two of them, who allegedly posed as construction workers, lured the victim to a secluded location where they killed him with a shovel before stealing his tricycle.
The victim had earlier been declared missing by his family on March 18 after leaving home with his tricycle. His lifeless body was discovered the following day near CBN Zone 8 in Lokoja.
Police investigations led to the arrest of the two primary suspects, who reportedly confessed to the crime and disclosed that they sold the stolen tricycle to a third suspect.
Saliu added that the police recovered the tricycle along with four other stolen motorcycles from the third suspect in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area.
Further findings revealed that the suspects are ex-convicts previously linked to multiple cases of murder and armed robbery. They have since been charged in court.
The police assured residents of their continued efforts to combat crime and ensure public safety in the state.