- Safiu Kehinde
A yet-to-be identified man has been detained by Lagos State Police Command over alleged murder of his neighbour and her son over environmental sanitation dispute in Lekki area of the state.
This was disclosed by the state command Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, yesterday.
Accident to Hundeyin, the incident happened on Sunday about 10:50 p. m. and investigation was ongoing to ascertain what the suspect used to perpetrate the crime.
He said that on Sept. 15, about 22:50, an information was received at the Elemoro division that the suspect allegedly killed one Gloria, who was his neighbour and her son, over an argument on cleaning of the environment.
The command spokesman alleged that the suspect put their dead bodies in a big sack to dispose the bodies.
He said that luck was against him, when other neighbours informed the police at Elemoro division of the incident.
”Immediately detectives of the division rushed to the scene, arrested the suspect and recovered the bodies , ” Hundeyin said.
Meanwhile the bodies, according to Hundeyin, had been deposited at the Epe General Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.