Ghana Police Arrest Fleeing Suspected Killer Of Ogun FRSC Officer, Daughter
A suspect, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, linked to the murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, has been arrested by the Eastern South Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service.
His arrest was disclosed by the Ghana Police during a press briefing held on Sunday, a video of which was shared on the Facebook page of local Ghanaian media outlet, Channel One TV.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the 39-year-old Lasisi and her teenage daughter were reported missing on the morning of Sunday, November 2, after they left their residence at the Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, and never returned.
According to the Regional Commander, George Ohene-Boadi, the suspect was arrested at his friend’s house, where he was hiding.
Ohene-Boadi said that following an intelligence report that the suspect had fled Nigeria and was hiding at the location, police operatives swooped on him and arrested him.
He said, “I want to inform you about the arrest of a Nigerian man suspected of killing a woman and her daughter in Nigeria and running to hide in Ghana to avoid the Nigerian Police arresting him.
“The suspect, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, was arrested based on an interception of a viral video which alleged that the suspect had abducted and murdered a lady who worked with the FRSC and her daughter in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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“The suspect was wanted by the Nigerian Police but he ran to Ghana to hide with his friend at Akyem Wenchi, a suburb of Akwatia. The Eastern South Regional Police Command, on receipt of the information that the suspect was hiding in his friend’s house at Akwatia, quickly deployed an intelligence-led operation to arrest the suspect in his hideout.”
The Ghana Police said it was working on steps to repatriate the suspect to Nigeria.
“The suspect is currently in police custody and frantic efforts are underway to hand him over to the Nigerian authorities,” the police boss said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
