The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three male suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of Adeniyi Sanni, an aide to Senator Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi.
The disclosure of the arrest was made on Monday by the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, during a news briefing held at the headquarters of the command in Ikeja, Lagos.
PUNCH METRO reported that Sanni was killed on August 5 after he was stopped at a checkpoint in Ojodu Berger on his way to his home in Lagos.
The accused were identified as Fred Azeez Okuno, 43, of Lagos, Lucky Idudu Michael, 33, of Delta State, and Adedigba Segun, 26, of Ibadan, Oyo State.
“Through painstaking intelligence and investigative activities which brought out the best in the capacity of Lagos Police Command, we have succeeded in arresting the syndicate of the robbery and murder. The three suspects directly involved in the robbery and murder were arrested with three firearms including the killer’s weapon were recovered,” Lagos CP said.
