Three apprehended in Lagos over murder of facebook lover

Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended three young men in connection with the death of a woman they lured through Facebook in the Surulere area of the state.  

The Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, confirmed the arrests, revealing that the suspects extorted N300,000 from the victim before taking her life.

According to Ishola, the suspects used social media platforms, including Facebook, to lure their victims.

“It is a case of kidnapping. The case was reported at the Tactical Team of Area C. Consequently, three persons were arrested.

“The suspects’ mode of operation is to lure their victims through a Tinder apps on social media or Facebook where they will make the victim a friend and the ask them to come for a visit.

“In one particular case, the victim was lure to a particular house, and N300,000 ransom was collected from the victim and his phone was taken from him. My detectives swung into action and three suspects were arrested,” he said.