Man arrested for attempting to kill an American
Detectives have arrested a middle aged man, Orabe Philips Leo for allegedly attempting to murder an American, Robert Wheelers.
The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Intervention Squad of the Zone 2 Police Command.
The suspect had allegedly lured his victim to Ikorodu where he tried to kill him.
The victim had allegedly called the suspect to pick him up at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja when he arrived Nigeria based on their previous relationship.
The American was said to have first met the suspect when he came to Nigeria to work with the Tony Elumelu Foundation in 2015.
It was gathered that the suspect arrived Nigeria for an undisclosed business trip on August 25, 2017.
After he was picked from the airport, the suspect drove him straight to his residence at Adeniyi Street, Ikorodu, where he was to stay until his return to the United States.
However, at midnight, the suspect turned from host to terror as he attacked his visitor and left him in a pool of his own blood and fled.
Upon receiving the distress call, the ZI from the command were dispatched to launch a manhunt for the suspect while the victim was rushed to the hospital.
Two weeks after the manhunt was launched, the suspect was nabbed with the help of intelligence report which indicated his hideout within Ikorodu.
He was picked up and during interrogation by the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Ibrahim Adamu, the suspect confessed to have clubbed the victim’s head with a pestle three times.
According to the suspect, he attempted to murder his visitor because he allegedly reneged on his promise to give him an unspecified amount of money.
He said, “He refused to fulfil his promise to me after I had invested so much in my effort to get money from him. I even consulted a white garment church where I was given a charm to use on the man. It would have worked but I got angry when the victim didn’t obey my instructions.”
Confirming the incident, the police public relations officer in charge of Zone 2, SP Dolapo Badmos, said investigation was on.