Hotel Workers Murder Boss, Manager Over 50k

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Five workers employed in a popular hotel in Lagos allegedly conspired and murdered the owner and the manager in a cold blood over N50,000.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Etashol Hotel and Suites located in Ojodu area of Lagos.

The workers reportedly claimed that their boss was stingy and their future was in jeopardy, so they planned to rob their boss.
The victims, Olusola Olusoga, 56 and Tunji Omikunle, 39, were thus killed in the process of the operation in the hotel by the suspects.
This was confirmed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, at the State Police Command.
Giving details, CP Edgal, confirmed that the crime was perpetuated on January 25, 2019, at about 0300hrs. He said that the Managing Director/CEO of Etashol Hotels and Suites, Olusola Olusoga and her Business Manager, Tunji Omikunle, were murdered at Etashol Hotel, Ojodu, Lagos State.

“The plan to rob the deceased business woman was hatched by three members of staff of the hotel namely: Henry Lolo, Ehizojie Vincent Jeffrey and Okechi Light Ezi, including two contract staff who were identified by their aliases as Dubai and Dangote” the Police boss said.

According to Ehizojie Vincent Jeffery, the principal suspect that was arrested in Port Harcourt where he had gone to take refuge after the heinous act, all the conspirators agreed that they had no future in the company because they believed the deceased was miserly. They therefore agreed that she must be robbed of her hard earned local and foreign currencies being a London returnee.
Police boss said that in order to have a hitch-free operation, they agreed that Henry Lolo, currently at large, must prepare a fast food called ‘Indomie’, a delicacy loved by all staff members and lace it with a sleep inducing stimulant called S. K. to be served the rest of the staff who were not part of the conspiracy.
He said, “Their plan worked as they successfully sent the rest to early sleep except the late manager who was already asleep before he could be served with the poisoned meal”.
However, their attempt to steal the key to the late CEO’s bedroom from the late manager’s pocket, proved abortive as he woke up in the process and struggled with them at the reception area. He added that in the ensuing scuffle, the manager was strangled to death.
“After strangulating the hotel manager, late Tunji Omikunle, they searched his pockets but could not find the keys, so they went upstairs to the late CEO’s room and forced it open,” the CP said.
“They met an obviously shocked woman in the room and bound her hand and leg. By the time they were through, the woman died”.
“The gang stole her money, fifty thousand Naira, jewelries and other personal effects but could not take them out of the hotel for fear of being challenged by a Police team stationed close to the hotel”.

Edgal further said that after deed had been done, they abandoned their loot in the hotel which had been recovered as exhibits by the homicide detectives investigating the case. He said investigation has established a prima facie case of conspiracy and murder against the suspects, Ehizojie Vincent Jeffery and others still at large for the murder of the deceased persons, one Olusola Olusoga and Tunji Omikunle.
CP Imohimi however said that the CCTV footage available to the Police, clearly showed the roles played by each of the participants in the crime.
“The suspects so far arrested will be charged to court for murder while efforts are in top gear to arrest other suspects still at large” Imohimi said.