Ten suspects arrested after murder and fires in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigerian police have arrested ten suspects after Toheeb was found in an abandoned well in Osun State. The discovery of his body prompted violence and the burning of houses belonging to people suspected of involvement, according to residents quoted by Punch.
Osun State police have arrested 10 people after the suspected murder of a man called Toheeb and the burning of houses in Ikirun, Nigeria, Punch reports. Osun police spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi confirmed the arrest of Ganiyu Adeoye and five others in connection with the murder.
Toheeb, who had been missing for several days, was found in an abandoned well. Police and people who came to assist them took more than five hours to recover his body, according to Ojelabi. A resident quoted by Punch said the man had been accused of theft and beaten by residents before being chased and killed by a local security volunteer identified as Gani. Relatives of suspects later saw their houses burned by residents who mobilised after the body was found.
The arrests relate to both cases, the suspected murder and the fires, according to the resident quoted by Punch. Information provided by the police spokesperson identifies six people arrested for the murder: Azeez Rasheed, Afolayan Sodiq, Ganiyu Adeoye, Oguntoye Isiak, Kosamotu Asmiu and Kehinde Sunday.
