Police arrest one over murder of Presidency staff

Nicholas Kalu, Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested one suspect in connection with the murder of an Assistant Director with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Laetitia Naankang Dagan.

Dagan was killed in her home in Abuja on Monday around 11pm.

A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, on Wednesday indicated that the male suspect, Edirin Ohonre, is suspected to have conspired with others now at large to perpetrate the crime.

The statement read, “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.

“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.

“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.

“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,” the statement read.

– The Nation