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Police declare bizman wanted over death of ex-Customs officer’s son

Police declare bizman wanted over death of ex-Customs officer’s son

By Esther Onyegbula

LAGOS—The police have offered to reward anyone who assist in the arrest of one Osaretin Enabulele, also known as Euro, over the death of the son of an ex-Customs Officer, Enere Utonga.

Though the police did not specify the nature of the reward, the Force declared Enabulele wanted in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin Force Directive, C.I.D No 48 issued by the authorities of the Inspector General of Police CR: 3000/HCD/06/05/15. It stated that the suspect was wanted by the office of the Commissioner of Police Homicide Section Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos, for the offence of conspiracy and murder of Utonga on July 19, 2014.

The statement read: “Method used in committing the offence is that the suspect with four others went to the deceased house at No. 10c, Ajanaku Street, off Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, and kidnapped the deceased and on the way to their destination, the deceased died inside the vehicle.’’

Vanguard learned, that Enabulele’s last known address was number 4, Ehigie Street, off Aiaohan Street, Dumex Road, Benin City.

The bulletin describes Enabulele as a 34-year-old importer of Bini tribe, with long, broad nose, large mouth, brown eyes with thick lips and good teeth.

Further description of the suspect showed that he is 5ft 3inches heavy built with round face, dark skin, hair, small forehead.

The bulletin further stated that the warrant of arrest for the suspect had been obtained from a Magistrate’s Court in Lagos and urged members of the public to look out for the suspect, apprehend him and hand him over to any nearest police station.