The FCT Police Command has arrested three students of Bingham University, Nasarawa, for killing a Bolt driver, Obasi Okeke, during an argument over a fake debit alert.
FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna Garba paraded the suspects at the command headquarters on Thursday.
The commissioner said said the police received a report about the discovery of the victim, lying in a pool of blood at Ngugu Close, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
He said during the investigation, the police discovered that the deceased was called by one of the suspects to convey them to Guzape area of Abuja.
“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 throat and fled from the scene. The three suspects have since confessed to the crime and will be charged to court soon,” the CP said.