The suspect who planted the explosive
that killed Chief Oladele Pius, Chairman of the Miracle Sand
Association, an umbrella body of sand dredgers under Festac Link Bridge
in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, has been arrested.
The suspect, simply identified as
William, was arrested yesterday morning after an intelligence gathering
by police officers attached to Area “E” Command, Lagos.
It was learnt from police sources that
the suspect is one of the dredgers working under Chief Oladele at the
site where the incident took place on Monday.
However, investigations into the matter
is still on-going to ascertain whether the suspect committed the act in
connivance with others or not and to establish the reason why he
committed the crime.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police
Command spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, said she was not aware that anybody
had been arrested in connection with the explosion.
It will be recalled that relatives and
friends of the deceased had alleged that the explosion was not
accidental, but deliberate; claiming that the deceased had escaped two
assassination attempts in recent past.
They also berated the police for describing the explosion as an accident caused by electrical fault.
As at yesterday, sympathisers are still
trooping into Chief Oladele’s residence at Lake View Estate, Lagos, but
journalists were barred from gaining access to the building.
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