Following the conclusion of investigations into the murder of the former commandant, Command Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, Colonel Anthony Ekor Okeyim, the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army has paraded a six-man gang, who allegedly caused his death.
The suspects, who were paraded at the 2Division headquarters, Ojoo, Ibadan, were believed to have played different roles in the killing of the late senior officer in his residence.
The name of the suspects are Solomon Agbada Emmanuel, 20; Bibisoye Kehinde (Aka) Efrebor, 27; and Taiwo Adeniyi, 34.
Others are Ewere Andrew 25; Ephraim Obi, 38 and Udobata Onusa aka Kaka, 28.
The lifeless body of the late commandant was found in the premises of Command Secondary School on December 12, 2016, after some suspected assailants had visited the school and carted away some personal belongings of the deceased officer, including his cell phone.
Autopsy reports indicated that the deceased died as a result of rise in intracranial pressure from intracranial hemorrhage caused by fracture of the skull.
He was said to have been promoted to the rank of brigadier three weeks before his death and he was waiting to be fully decorated with his new rank when he was assassinated.
Parading the suspects, Deputy Director, Public Relations, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Colonel Timothy Antigha in company with the Commander, 2 Division Provost Group, Colonel Abdullahi Ibrahim, said that the stolen phone, Samsung X4, helped greatly in apprehending the killers as it was later found in the possession of the first suspect.
According to Anthiga, the first suspect, Solomon Emanuel, who claimed that he got the phone from the third suspect, Taiwo Adeniyi, also confessed to committing the crime, stating that on the night of December 11, 2016, he and the other suspects went to CSS Apata in an ash colour Toyota Camry car belonging to the first suspect
The second suspect also confirmed that the fifth suspect’s car was used for the murder. He admitted that he was the one who switched off the generator in the deceased officer’s house before they murdered him.
He described the late senior officer vividly, identifying the dress the deceased officer wore at the time they attacked him.
Investigation also revealed that the third suspect claimed that he was notified of the plot to attack the late senior officer by the second suspect but the fourth suspect stated that he was with the second, third, fifth and sixth suspects during the murder of the late senior officer.
According to Antigha, the fifth suspect provided the logistics for the operation as his vehicle, an ash colour Toyata Camry, was used to move the gang to and from CSS Apata.
But the sixth suspect was mentioned by others as being a member of the gang.
The Army hierarchy, however, noted that the suspects and all available evidence that linked them to the incident would be handed over to the police in Ibadan for further and necessary action.
“On behalf of the General Officer Commanding, 2Divisoin, Major General Chukwunedum Abraham, I thank the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, Oyo State Commands, for their invaluable support, without which very little progress would have been made in unearthing the circumstances surrounding the death of the senior officer”, the Army deputy director of public relations said.
While speaking at the press briefing, Colonel Abdullahi urged parents to watch their children to know the kind of friends they moved with and the people in whose company they spent their time.
The suspects, who were paraded at the 2Division headquarters, Ojoo, Ibadan, were believed to have played different roles in the killing of the late senior officer in his residence.
The name of the suspects are Solomon Agbada Emmanuel, 20; Bibisoye Kehinde (Aka) Efrebor, 27; and Taiwo Adeniyi, 34.
Others are Ewere Andrew 25; Ephraim Obi, 38 and Udobata Onusa aka Kaka, 28.
The lifeless body of the late commandant was found in the premises of Command Secondary School on December 12, 2016, after some suspected assailants had visited the school and carted away some personal belongings of the deceased officer, including his cell phone.
Autopsy reports indicated that the deceased died as a result of rise in intracranial pressure from intracranial hemorrhage caused by fracture of the skull.
He was said to have been promoted to the rank of brigadier three weeks before his death and he was waiting to be fully decorated with his new rank when he was assassinated.
Parading the suspects, Deputy Director, Public Relations, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Colonel Timothy Antigha in company with the Commander, 2 Division Provost Group, Colonel Abdullahi Ibrahim, said that the stolen phone, Samsung X4, helped greatly in apprehending the killers as it was later found in the possession of the first suspect.
According to Anthiga, the first suspect, Solomon Emanuel, who claimed that he got the phone from the third suspect, Taiwo Adeniyi, also confessed to committing the crime, stating that on the night of December 11, 2016, he and the other suspects went to CSS Apata in an ash colour Toyota Camry car belonging to the first suspect
The second suspect also confirmed that the fifth suspect’s car was used for the murder. He admitted that he was the one who switched off the generator in the deceased officer’s house before they murdered him.
He described the late senior officer vividly, identifying the dress the deceased officer wore at the time they attacked him.
Investigation also revealed that the third suspect claimed that he was notified of the plot to attack the late senior officer by the second suspect but the fourth suspect stated that he was with the second, third, fifth and sixth suspects during the murder of the late senior officer.
According to Antigha, the fifth suspect provided the logistics for the operation as his vehicle, an ash colour Toyata Camry, was used to move the gang to and from CSS Apata.
But the sixth suspect was mentioned by others as being a member of the gang.
The Army hierarchy, however, noted that the suspects and all available evidence that linked them to the incident would be handed over to the police in Ibadan for further and necessary action.
“On behalf of the General Officer Commanding, 2Divisoin, Major General Chukwunedum Abraham, I thank the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, Oyo State Commands, for their invaluable support, without which very little progress would have been made in unearthing the circumstances surrounding the death of the senior officer”, the Army deputy director of public relations said.
While speaking at the press briefing, Colonel Abdullahi urged parents to watch their children to know the kind of friends they moved with and the people in whose company they spent their time.
