Photos: Armed Robbers who attacked Onazi Ogenyi's house arrested in Lagos
The Punch newspaper reports that police officers attached to the Ilemba Hausa Division swooped on the suspects at their hideout and recovered a Highlander Jeep.
“Four of them are in custody as we speak,” a source told the newspaper.
Lagos state police command spokesperson, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest, adding that the suspects would be paraded at the Lagos command headquarters later today.
Two days ago, Onazi had announced the invasion of his Jos home. He stated that his father was also beaten up by the armed robbers.
The player stated that the men had claimed they came from a courier company and had a letter for his father:
“Those Robbers Came, Pretending They Were There To Deliver A Letter To My Dad At About 1.40pm On Monday. But As Soon As He Collected Their Fake Letter And Asked Where It Was Coming From They Swooped On Him, Tied His Hands, Beat Him Up, Inflicting Machete Cuts On Him In The Process.
”They Told Him This Is The First In A Series Of Attacks That They Will Launch On Our House And That I( Onazi) Will Be Their Target The Next Time,” he wrote
The Lagos state command today 15/9/2016 paraded the 5 suspects arrested in connection with the robbery of one Wilson Obande Onazi (the father of Super Eagles player, Ifeanyi Onazi) on 12/09/2016. The suspects arrested are...
1) Ali Adamu aged 20years of No. 11 perverge Street Gboko, Benue States
(2).Ogechukwu Ebuka aged 20years of No. 2 Kampala Rukuba Road, Jos, plateau States
(3). Joseph Ozoenieke aged 20years of no fixed address
(4) Kingsley David aged 20years of No. 16 Polo Field opposite, NEPA, Jos, Plateau State and
(5). Osita Ezeama aged 23 years of no fixed address.
They were arrested at Shobiri Hotel, Ajagbandi area of the state at about 7pm of 14/9/2016 ,while they were trying to dispose off the highlander jeep with Reg. No. GMU 300 AA which they snatched from the victim.
The commissioner of police, CP Fatai Owoseni while parading the suspects said the Nigeria Police Force under the Inspector General of Police, IGP I.K. Idris is well more positioned and poised to ensure that criminal elements, no matter where they commit crimes are pursued and apprehended. The suspects will be transferred to Plateau State for further investigation and prosecution.
SP DOLAPO BADMOS
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
LAGOS STATE COMMAND.
