Four suspects have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for the killing of a filling station manager in Ikire.
The state Police Command Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the arrest.
The Command said more arrests have been made in connection with the case and that it would soon “make public our findings.”
The suspects were arrested on Sunday by members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, TheNewsGuru has learnt.
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One of the suspects identified simply as Idris was trailed to Ako Area of the town around 11pm on Saturday where the hunters eventually arrested him.
TNG further gathered that it was during interrogation that Idris listed five others that were involved in the attack on the filing station manager called Adigun.
“Apart from Idris, out of 5 others that he mentioned as part of the killing, 3 were arrested before daybreak on Sunday by the hunters and they were immediately handed over to the police in Ikire,” a source said.
Idris, in a video clip recorded while being interrogated by the hunters after his arrest, said the deceased was hit with a tool on the head during the attack on his filling station.