Richard Ginika Izuora
The Lagos Police Command have arrested two women over their alleged involvement in the death of a 64-year-old Osita Anyanwu, in the Arida area of Ikotun in Lagos State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed their arrest in a statement on Sunday.
He stated that the incident happened on April 8, at about 8.45 pm.
The Police PRO revealed that the daughter of the deceased, one Linda Anwuanwu, of Temitope Street, off Governor’s Road, Ikotun, Lagos reported the case to the Police at Ikotun Division.
He said that the complainant claimed in her reports that she was informed that her father was lying down in a bar at Arida; after he had a misunderstanding with the two suspects.
“The Police at Ikotun Division raced to the scene and rushed the deceased to the General Hospital, Igando; where he was certified dead.
“Preliminary investigation by the Police shows that the deceased had gone to check his lady friend, (one of the suspects); who he had not seen for some time, at the second suspect’s bar. There, the deceased engaged the duo in a hot argument and physical assault before he slumped,’’ the statement said.
The two suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation.
