Police operatives in Ondo State have arrested a houseboy, Emmanuel Akpan, who killed his boss, Mrs Febisola Adedayo and stole her personal items.
Some of the items allegedly stolen from the deceased are N3,500, two phones, jewellery, and a generator.
While parading the suspect at the state police command in Akure on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, said the houseboy killed his boss with a cutlass while she was sleeping.
The CP explained further that Emmanuel who was brought to work with her boss alongside one Goodness Akpan killed her supposing she was wealthy.
“Both of them fled to a village in Ogun State but were trailed there by police detectives, who arrested them,” Salami stated.
In another development, the command also paraded 26 others arrested for various criminal activities across the 18 local government areas of the state.
They were alleged of involving in murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, child stealing and assault on a police officer.
Giving the breakdown, Salami said six suspects were nabbed for robbery, three for murder, 12 were for kidnapping, two for child stealing, while four persons were apprehended for assaulting a police officer on duty.
The CP also stated that the sum of N2.6m and pieces of ammunition were recovered from the suspects.
“My officers and men have maintained a high sense of professional competence and this has brought about the arrest and parade of the suspects,” the commissioner added.