Two suspects arrested for attempted murder on a Lagos based
lawyer Prof. McCarthy Mbadugha have told the police that they
attacked him for not paying their salaries when due.
This was contained in a statement by police spokesman Chike Oti,
a Chief Superintendent (CSP) in reaction to reports on Mbadugha’s
attack.
According to Oti, the suspects identified as Kingsley Asuquo,
19, and Isaac Edet, 18, both guards attached to the lawyer from
Strongcity Security Services Limited said they planned to kill him
if it became necessary.
It was gathered that the suspects were bitter that they were not
being paid when due despite the money being made by the lawyer from
his client including Innoson Motors.
Denying that the victim was attacked by unknown assailants, Oti
said both suspects were guards attached to him, adding that efforts
were being made to apprehend their accomplices at large.
He said: “The Lagos State Police Command is investigating two
security guards, Kingsley Asuquo,19 and Isaac Edet, 18, assigned to
guard a Lagos lawyer, Prof. McCarthy Mbadugha, from Strongcity
Security Services but ended up attacking and robbing the same man
that hired them for protective services.
“On October 13, at about 5:30pm, the command received
information from a credible source that armed bandits held one
Barrister Joseph Mbadugha aka Prof McCarty Mbadugha, hostage in his
office at JohnVic Igbanogo Street, Lekki Phase one. That the armed
men were seen wearing Strongcity Security Services uniform.
“Based on the information, operatives from Maroko Police Station
and FSARS Ikeja, jointly mobilised to the scene. On sighting the
operatives, the hoodlums ran in different directions to avoid being
arrested but one of them, who gave his name as Isaac Edet, was
nabbed at the scene.
“During interrogation, he mentioned and led detectives to arrest
his partner in crime, one Kingsley Asuquo. Interestingly, both
suspects are staff of Strongcity Security Services attached to the
victim.
“They claimed the victim does not pay their salary as at when
due, hence they planned with others at large to rob and kill him if
necessary.
“They succeeded in dispossessing the victim of a bag containing
laptop, N40,000, three cheque booklets, an iPhone-6. All these
items were recovered from the thieves in the course of
investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police has directed the head of the
command’s Intelligence Unit to fish out the suspects at large for
prosecution. The command hopes that this press release halts rumour
making the rounds on social media that the lawyer was attacked by
unknown assailants.”