The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murd£r and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the Gangare area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 26.
Hundeyin said the victim, from Nasarawa State, was attacked and set ablaze in a premeditated act allegedly orchestrated by her estranged boyfriend and accomplices.
The police disputed the widespread claims that the woman was attacked for blasphemy.
Hundeyin said: “Facts from preliminary investigations clearly revealed that she was from Nasarawa State and not a Yoruba woman.
“The protracted problem between her and her boyfriend, now at large, who tried to forcefully rekindle their relationship, led to the conspiracy.
“The boyfriend, along with other suspects, two of whom are now in custody, planned and executed the attack.”
According to him, investigation has been intensified to apprehend the boyfriend and the other suspects still at large.
He said the suspects were currently in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), where they were assisting police detectives and investigators in efforts to apprehend others involved in the murd£r.
