Family accuses ex-CP of blocking probe of son’s murder, alleges suspect boasting of escaping justice
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
A family in Osuke community, Ado Odo/Ota Council of Ogun whose son was murdered in March has accused a retired Commissioner of Police (CP) and a church of sabotaging police investigation and arraignment of the suspected killer.
The family of Saheed Shoboyejo, 24, expressed concerns to journalists in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday over the handling of the case, alleging that the prime suspect has been boasting of his release despite overwhelming evidence linking him with the killing.
The family urged Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to ensure the full probe of the murder and arraignment of the suspect.
Egbetokun had directed the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos to transfer the suspect to the Special Investigations Unit (SIP) in Abuja for further investigation.
And Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi reiterated that the police would carry out proper investigations, but the family questioned the delay in arraigning the suspect in court, and appealed to Egbetokun to ensure the case is not swept under the carpet.
“We want to appeal to the Inspector General of Police to come to our aid as the Police at SIU are being pressurised to release the suspect,” said Olusoji Jinadu, representative of the family.
“Within two weeks that SIU took over the investigations, they got all they needed to arraign the suspect in court and even informed us that they would arraign him the following week and that they were waiting to arrest other members of his gang.
“The SIU sent a team of detectives to Lagos to visit the murder scene. In the process, a female Police Inspector who is the prime suspect’s lover, was linked to the case. She was invited to Abuja for questioning.
“But the suspect has been calling people and boasting that he only needed money to be released from police net.
“The police at Sango Area Command and Zone 2 already have enough evidence to prosecute the suspect. We don’t know why SIU that has completed investigation on the matter will have to start the investigation all over again.
“We have it on good authority that a retired Commissioner of Police and the church the suspect claimed to be working for have been running around to ensure his release.
“We want the IGP to call the police at SIU to order and ensure that the killer of our son is not allowed to go unpunished. Our demand is that the suspect should be arraigned in court.”
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