The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested a man in possession of the phone that belonged to Damilola
Olaniyan (Damooche), a 400-level student of the Lagos State University
that was killed by suspected cult members in front of the school gate on
February 28, 2013.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect is a security guard in the institution.
According to police authorities, a few
days after Olaniyan’s death, the security guard took the phone to Ojo
Police Division where he told policemen that the phone was given to him
by a student.
It was learnt that when the policemen
asked the security guard to disclose the identity of the student that
gave him the phone, he was unable to do so and was immediately detained.
Olaniyan, a musician who went by the
pseudonym, Damino Damoche, has been buried while over 70 suspects have
been arrested in connection with his murder.
Confirming the arrest of the security
guard, the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, said
he was still undergoing interrogation.
“After he (Olaniyan) was killed, his
phone was missing. Later on, a security guard at the school brought the
phone to the police, saying it was given to him by a student. He was
however unable to disclose the identity of the said student which is
crucial to investigation,” she said.
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