Ikorodu murder: Avoid isolated areas, police warn residents

By Tope Musowo Lagos

Lagos State Police Command has warned residents against living in isolated and unsafe areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks by hoodlums. Th e police spokesperson in Lagos, ASP Olarinde FamousCole, in a statement, yesterday in Lagos, said the warning became necessary following the murder of four family members at Ibeshe, Ikorodu, at the weekend. “A murder incident was reported during the early hours of Sunday, July 30 where police operatives of the Lagos State Command responded to a distress call at Oke Ota, Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos state. “Mobilizing to the scene, police operatives found it extremely diffi cult to locate the house which was situated in a thick forest where it is remotely impossible for anybody to identify. “Eventually arriving at the scene on foot, the house … a family of fi ve was attacked and three died on the spot while one died while receiving treatment at the hospital,” he said. Th e spokesperson disclosed that the last member of the family is alive and responding to treatment, just as he urged community leaders to identify persons staying in isolated areas and report to the police.

 

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