The police in Delta state say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a POS operator and Nollywood actress, Mary Ngozi.
Ngozi was killed at Boji-Boji Owa in the Ika North-East Local Government Area of the state last year by members of a syndicate that specializes in robbing POS operators.
According to a statement released by DSP Edafe Bright, spokesperson of the state police command, on February 14, a distress call was received by the DPO Owa-Oyibu that some of the suspects who robbed and shot some POS operators at Efeizomor Street, near Pekky Hotel in Owa-Oyibo had been arrested and they had been lynched by an angry mob.
According to the reports, Edafe said a police patrol team was quickly mobilized to the scene where the two suspects namely, Onyeka Ifeanyi ‘m’ aged 19 yrs of No.10 Ije Street Agbor and Bright Micheal Kester ‘m’ age 20yrs of No.5 Imudia Street Agbor were rescued from the mob and taken to the station.
Edafe said;
”Upon interrogation, they confessed to having robbed several POS operators and also confessed that their gang members were responsible for the robbery and murder of one Mary Ngozi, a POS operator and Nollywood actress at deeper life road on December 7, 2021.”
The police spokesperson added that one of the Suspects Bright Michael Kester was taken to General Hospital for treatment due to injuries sustained from the Mob attack but gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.
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