The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested two persons in connection with the killing of three family members in a church premises.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Imohimi Edgal, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen, said that the incident happened at Temu village in Ikosi Ejirin Local Council Development Area of the state.
Although, Edgal said two persons were killed, some residents told newsmen that a mother and her two children were killed in the incident.
The Lagos police boss said: “It is a clear case of murder. The landlady has been arrested and an okada rider has been arrested.
“One of the victims watched television throughout the night with one of the suspects in our custody.
” It has nothing to do with ritual killing as speculated.
Edgal said that investigation had commenced into the killings.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, learnt from residents of the community that a woman and her two children were killed by suspected “badoo” cultists at about 2am on Monday.
Badoo killings: Police arrest 2 in Lagos
