The Lagos Police Command has arrested 30-year-old Pastor Anthony Kwamboli of Jesus Disciples Assembly Church in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Adeolu Olubade.
The victim was discovered buried in a shallow grave within an apartment on Jesus Assembly Omoguwa Street, Ejigbo, Lagos.
It was gathered that the incident occurred between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on September 2.
The pastor was accused of slitting Olubade’s throat while the teenager was asleep, then proceeded to dig a grave inside the room to conceal the body.
The Punch reports that SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the state police command, confirmed the incident on Thursday, September 12. According to Hundeyin, the grieving family has identified a 30-year-old suspect as responsible for the crime.
On September 3, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a relative of the deceased reported to the police that his 17-year-old cousin had been found dead and buried in a room on Jesus Assembly Street, Omoguwa Street, Ejigbo.
The family suspected that the crime was committed by a 30-year-old individual from the same address between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Following the report, a team of detectives was sent to the scene, where they photographed the shallow grave before exhuming the body. The deceased has been taken to Isolo General Hospital for a postmortem examination.
The suspect has been apprehended, and a shovel believed to have been used to bury the victim has been recovered and registered as evidence.
Hundeyin noted that the suspect will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Unit at Alagbon for further investigation.
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