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Police Arrest Man For Killing His Friend, Buried Body In His Compound In Kogi

From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

A middle aged man (name withheld) who allegedly killed his friend and buried his corpse in his own house has been arrested by Kogi state police command.

It was reliably gathered that the incident happened in Felele, in Lokoja where the late Kehinde resided with his family.

The middle aged man allegedly killed his friend, late Kehinde Ajayi on Sunday, 24th of July 2022 who just bought a Toyota Sienna ash colour with registration number, LSD 228 HJ.

The source added that the arrested killer who is into Air condition repair tricked the late Kehinde at about 10 am on that fateful day for an outing  to celebrate the new car he (late Kehinde) just bought.

The source further disclosed that  late Kehinde and others went to an unknown place but never return again.

When the family of the late Kehinde reported the missing of their bread winner to the Police, one of his friends who was arrested last week gave a useful information to what happened to late Kehinde.

The source said after Kehinde was allegedly killed, the principal suspect went away with his car.

It was gathered that on Monday (29th August 2022) this week the suspect took the policemen to his own house where he allegedly buried the body of Kehinde.

Our correspondent gathered that some angry youths who were around when the body of late Kehinde was exhumed by the police attacked the house of the suspect.

Meanwhile the Kogi State Police Public Relation Officer, SP William Ayah confirmed the incident.

He disclosed that the body of late Kehinde has been recovered and investigation is still on to arrest others who might have participated in the killing of late Kehinde.

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