The Lagos State Police Command weekend, arrested a 55 year-old herbalist in connection with the alleged murder of a 62-year-old woman, who was declared missing last month, at Olodi Apapa area of Lagos.
Recovered from the suspect identified as Isiaka
Akanbi, who also claimed to be a Muslim cleric, were the deceased’s personal
effect which were exhumed in his shrine.
The deceased, Raliatu Kareem, reportedly
visited the herbalist in his shrine located on Lawani Street, Olodi Apapa, on
October 25, 2014 before her mysterious disappearance. The late Kareem, who
resided at 15 Ope-Ewe street in Ijaiye Agbado area of Lagos was said to have
gone on a visit a relative who had a baby at Salubi Street, Olodi Apapa.
However on her way back, she reportedly
informed her relative that she was going to the herbalist’s place.
But apprehension set in two days later, after
the undisclosed relative got a call from Agbado Ijaye, demanding for the
whereabouts of Mrs Kareem.
Policemen from Tolu division were contacted,
consequent upon which the herbalist was arrested. Police sources hinted that
the herbalist eventually confessed weekend, disclosing that he dumped Mrs
Kareem’s remains at Marine beach.
“But when we went to where he claimed to have
dumped the corpse, we did not find it. During interrogation, he said he did not
kill his client but that she slumped and died while in his shrine which he
claimed doubles as a healing home.
”He collected the deceased’s personal effects
which included handset, bangles and ring and buried them behind his compound so
as not to leave any trace. But the lid was blown because the relative who the
deceased went to visit was aware of the visit to the alfa’s home.
We are still searching for the corpse. Its recovery will form another
phase in our investigation,” police sources hinted.
Contacted, Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, Kenneth Nwosu confirmed the arrest of Akanbi, saying investigation was
still on.
- Vanguard
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