The Lagos State Police Command says that there have been four murders in the state in the last seven days.
The event was reported to journalists on Saturday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos.
According to Hundeyin, four people were detained in relation to the cases.
He claimed that one of the incidents took place on October 8 in the Elemoro neighbourhood and involved a 28-year-old member of the legion named Patrick Kelvin who is accused of fatally stabbing an unidentified male.
According to Hundeyin, the suspect worked as a security guard for a gas station at the Gulf bus stop in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
He said that the occurrence took place amid a fight between the deceased and the suspect over the latter’s suspected damage to the fuel iron guard at the station.
According to Hundeyin, police officers from the Elemoro division went to the location and took pictures of the occurrence.
He claimed that the victim’s body had been transported to the mortuary at Epe General Hospital for an autopsy.
He claimed that while the inquiry was being conducted, the suspect had been held.
According to the PPRO, another murder case involving 35-year-old Isaac Akpan was reported on October 10 in the Ajah neighbourhood. Akpan is accused of fatally stabbing his neighbour, one Godwin Otto, after a dispute.
According to Hundeyin, the suspect was escorted to the Ajah Police division by a group of persons to file a case.
He claimed that while the investigation was proceeding, detectives from Ajah visited the spot and transferred the body to the Yaba mortuary of the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) for an autopsy.
However, the spokesperson praised those who delivered the culprit to the police without using force.
According to Hundeyin, on October 9 at around 5.30 p.m., the Isokoko Police division received a report from a mother claiming that her five-year-old son had been missing since October 8.
According to him, an enraged crowd chased one Elikana Lawrence to the station with the intention of lynching him as the woman was voicing her complaint.
According to the PPRO, the suspect is suspected of killing a youngster in his room in the Isokoko neighbourhood.
“The suspect was rescued by the men on duty and detained based on the report.
Detectives arrived and took pictures of the scene.
“The corpse of the missing boy was found in a canal with the throat lacerated. The suspect confessed to the act.
“The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at IDH Moutuary Yaba for autopsy,” he said.
According to the spokesman, the Divisional Police Officer in Ikoyi received word of the most recent murder on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Desmond Gyudu, 25, a security guard with a private security company connected to a home in Ikoyi, was brought, according to him.
According to Hundeyin, the incident report stated that on October 10 at around 11.30 p.m., the aforementioned suspect reportedly struck one Hakeem Nuhu, a 26-year-old water truck driver, in the face during a struggle.
According to him, the victim was rendered unconscious and taken to the police hospital in Falomo, where he eventually passed away on October 11 at around 7.30 a.m.
“Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene. Corpse also inspected and photographed at the hospital.
“The corpse evacuated and deposited at the Federal Medical Centre morgue Ebute-Metta for autopsy.
“Meanwhile, the suspect has been taken into custody and investigation is in progress,” he said.
