The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two prime suspects over the murders of two princes of Ajiran community,
Sheriff Isola Salami
and Ademola Akinloye.
The Commissioner of
Police (CP) Olohundare Jimoh, confirmed the arrest of the suspects identified
as Sefiu Fatai alias Fabo, 40, and Yusuf Ismail also
known as Baraka, during
a press conference.
The Ajiran community
earlier endorsed police investigation into the murders that occurred in
February 2023 and August 2024, accusing a businessman, Alhaji
Hammed Akanbi, of being
behind the murders.
Jimoh said the
suspects were arrested on January 24 and February 6, adding that they confessed
that they were allegedly hired by Akanbi, 38.
He said the police had
invited Akanbi and even searched for him but met his absence, noting that the
allegations against him were weighty.
Declaring him wanted,
Jimoh said Akanbi should report himself to the police for questioning.
The CP explained that
investigations showed that the killings were carried out by a gang armed with
local pistols, axes and machetes.
“On April 18, 2023,
about 8am., the suspects attacked Sherif Salami Ishola at an isolated building,
where he was shot severally and died on the spot. The
suspects subsequently
fled the scene,” he said.
He added that the same
gang carried out the second murder on August 26, 2024, when Prince Damilola
Akinloye was shot multiple times at Eti-Osa.
Further investigations,
he said, implicated Akanbi, described as the Chief Executive Officer, Amtachek
and Amrok Markham Company in the murders.
The CP alleged that
Akanbi paid the suspects N2 million, with N500,000 given to each of the
principal actors after the first murder.
He said other benefits,
including opportunities to travel abroad were promised to the gang of killers,
adding that five of them had earlier been charged
to court, following
their alleged implication in other crimes, and three were at large.
“No stone will be left
unturned in ensuring that those connected with these heinous crimes are
arrested and brought to justice,” he said.
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