Police in Lagos have begun interrogating the security guard of a United States’ returnee, Mutiu Agbosasa, who was recently killed at Ginti Estate, Ijede, Ikorodu.
Mr Agbosasa, 72, who recently returned from the US where he spent some 54 years of his life, was killed by suspected robbers.
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Lagos police spokesman, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Thursday said the guard, Rohis Dana, reported at Ijede Police Station early Sunday that his boss was under attack.
Mr Elkana said that when police officers got to the scene they found the corpse of the victim in his vehicle burnt beyond recognition.
“The crime scene was cordoned off for forensic examination. Homicide detectives and forensic experts from the State Criminal Investigation Department were deployed to the scene for analysis. The corpse of the deceased person was evacuated to hospital for autopsy,” he said.
The statement continued: “The security guard who is 44 days old in the employment, was placed into custody for questioning.
“In his statement, he stated that on 14/12/2019 at about 10:30 pm, he opened the gate for his boss to drive into the house and while closing the gate, four strange men entered the house through the pedestrian gate.
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“That he heard his boss shouting that he should run and call the Police. That it did not occur to him to call neighbouring security guards for help.”
Elkana said the state’s police commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered an in-depth investigation into the incident, adding that security has been heightened in the estate.
