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Killings
Lagos May 18, 2017 (NAN) The Muslim Congress (TMC) has called on the Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT) to take over investigation into Tuesday’s gruesome murder of a family of six in Odogbolu, Ogun.
In a statement issued by its National Leader, Luqman Abdurraheem, on Thursday, the TMC said that the call became necessary to ensure “a timely and diligent conclusion of the case’’.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN reports that gunmen attacked the home of one Sheikh Yusuf AbdulSalam Tanimola in Ogun, killing him, his wife and four children before dawn on Tuesday.
“We totally condemn this cowardly, barbaric and reprehensible act by people who cannot tame their senses to adapt to a society governed by the rule of law.
“This level of wickedness and impunity must not be allowed to pass without apprehending the killers and making them go through the rigours of the wheel of justice.
“This is the only way we can bring justice to the departed souls and also console their family and friends that they did not die in vain,’’ TMC said in the statement.
It urged the Ogun State Government to support the police with more funds and equipment to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their service. (NAN)