Five suspects are reported to have been arrested in connection with the murdered celebrity Abuja chef, Emeka Eloagu.
The lifeless body of the chef was found in his Katampe extension apartment on Sunday, August 1.
A friend of the deceased, simply identified as Ken, said that the killers could not have gained access into Eloagu’s apartment without being cleared by his security men.
Ken also refuted the narrative that the men were masked saying that the men could not have been allowed in if they were.
According to him, “He (Eloagu) just returned to Nigeria from Dubai two weeks ago. We spoke extensively and he told me about some of his plans. It is so sad that this happened to him.
“He was gruesomely murdered on Sunday evening at his house in Katampe extension. His wife had gone for a church programme. Two men visited him in his apartment. I want to believe that he knew them.
“Also, you can’t just gain access to his apartment if the security men did not clear you. The security men must have called to inform him of the men’s presence and a pass would have been given to them. They did what they came to do and left.
“By the time his wife returned, she saw him lying on the floor. He was first rushed to the hospital, where the medical personnel did all they could to bring him back to life but he di not make it.
“The report that his killers came wearing masks is not true. There was no way they could have done that and gained entry into his apartment. Those guys knew him and he must have been expecting them.”
The five suspects so far arrested have been handed over to the Homicide Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department when an investigation is said to be ongoing.
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