Otasowie, a senior lecturer in the
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, was on October 4
killed by gunmen in Ekehuan, Oredo Local Government Area of the state.
The deceased, also a former director of
the institution’s Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme, was shot in
front of his residence.
The state Commissioner of Police,
Johnson Kokumo, during a press briefing at the police headquarters in
Benin, explained that while two of the suspects were arrested before his
arrival as the new commissioner, the five others were arrested between
Monday and Tuesday.
He said, “Before my coming on board,
there was this sad incident about the gruesome killing of Prof. Paul
Otasowie. Before my assumption of duty on Monday, two suspects had been
arrested.
“Between Monday and now (Wednesday) that
I assumed duty, we have been able to arrest five additional suspects.
The telephone belonging to the late professor has been recovered from
one of the suspects. A family member of the late professor has
identified the telephone.”
The new police commissioner also paraded 31 other suspected criminals arrested for various offences in the state.
He explained that the suspects included a
gang of kidnappers whose plan to abduct a prominent citizen in the
state was foiled by police operatives.
According to him, a syndicate which specialises in robbing fuel stations at night was also nabbed.
The commissioner promised to partner
sister agencies and different stakeholders in the state, adding that
“one vital information is better than 1,000 AK-47 rifles.”
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