Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has arrested one suspect in connection to the assassination of the Plateau State born Assistant Director in the State House, Laetitia Naankang Dagan.
DSP Anjuguri Manzah, the Police Public Relations Officer,FCT Police Command, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
In a statement entitled:”MURDER OF LAETITIA NAANKANG DAGAN:
POLICE DETECTIVES ARREST ONE SUSPECT”,Manza said:
“Preliminary investigation into the suspected murder of Laetitia Naankang Dagan ‘f’, an Assistant Director with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, by the Criminal Investigation Department of the FCT Police Command led to the arrest of one Edirin Ohonre ‘m’ who is suspected to have conspired with others now at large to perpetrate the crime.
2. The suspect, who is currently under interrogation, is assisting the team of police detectives with information that will lead to the arrest of the other suspects connected to the crime, that are now at large.
3. While commiserating with the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased on the unfortunate incident, the FCT Police Command is assuring members of the public that it has deployed relevant investigative tools to unravel the circumstances surrounding the victim’s unfortunate death and ensure the arrest and prosecution of suspects behind the heinous act.
4. The Command is urging members of the public to disregard insinuations making the rounds in some social media platforms, and also wish to appeal to the members of the public to desist from pre-empting the ongoing police investigation.”
