July 21, (THEWILL) – Three undergraduate students of Bingham University have been arrested in Abuja for allegedly killing a driver of a cab-hailing service, Bolt, after taking them on a trip to purchase Indian hemp.
FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, who confirmed the arrest, said the Police received a report about the discovery of the victim, Obasi Okeke, lying dead in his pool of blood at Ngugu Close, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
Garba said the deceased was called by one of the suspects to convey them to Guzape area of Abuja and return them to their take-off point.
Narrating the incident, CP Garba said, “On June 5th, 2023, at about 2130 hours, one Obasi Okeke, the bolt driver, was discovered lying in his pool of blood with a slit throat at Ngugu Close, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
“The Command, on discovering the lifeless body, painstakingly carried out an investigation to ascertain the killers of the driver.
“A painstaking investigation to ascertain the author of this dastardly act led to the arrest of the three suspects namely Obasieyene Inemesit Inem, Aaron Anthony and Alasan Ayomide Olusegun, students of Bingham University, two of whom are on suspension from the institution.
“In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the deceased was a bolt driver, who was called by one of the suspects to convey them to Guzape Area of Abuja, where they had gone to buy Indian hemp.
“Back from Guzape, to their take-off point, they discovered they had no money to pay for their trip. They decided to play a fast one by showing the deceased a fake debit alert on their phone, but the deceased insisted that he had not received any alert.
“In the ensuing argument, one of the suspects brought out a knife, slit the deceased’s throat and fled from the scene. The three suspects have since confessed to the crime and will be charged in court soon.”
