The Edo state police command has made an arrest of three suspects allegedly involved in the robbery attack and murder of late Mrs. Grace Omoigui, mother of former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru.
Findings revealed that late Omoigui was shot in the thigh during a robbery attack, after she had been trailed from GTBank on Sapele road where she had gone to withdraw some money sent to her by her daughter.
The deceased was said to have droven off from the bank when her car tyres were shot at by the robbers, but they were said to have followed her to a hotel on Liberty avenue where they reportedly robbed her of N2 million and shot her.
The Edo state Commisioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu, however confirmed that the suspects were arrested 4 days after the attack. They were identified as Austin Orene, Isaiah Ngbeken, and Esogie Aigbede.
According to the commissioner, items recovered from the suspects include a one double barrelled cut-to-size gun, two single barrelled cut-to-size guns, a live cartridge, handsets, ID cards, a decoder, a DVD, receipts and a laptop.
Gwandu said though charges made earlier against the suspects was armed robbery, it would be reviewed to include murder following the death of Mrs. Grace Omoigui on the 19th of November.
“We have already arrested them (suspects). They are in prison. They were charged with armed robbery. But this time around, we will modify our case file and transmit to the DPP to inform them that she had died. So, there is an additional charge of murder,” said the Commissioner.
