Lagos Police Arrest Lil Kesh Attacker In Kano, Victim’s Female Companion Fingered In Robbery, Attempted Murder Case
In furtherance to curtailing all forms of crimes and criminality in Lagos State, the State Commissioner of Police Olohundare Moshood Jimoh has once again proved his mettles with another Record breaking achievement by the Investigation branch of the Command.
The Crime bursting dexterity of police detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department.Panti, Yaba Lagos State came to reckon again with its recent and painstaking nabbing of a notorious Criminal in faraway northern Axis of the country.
The alleged blood thirsty robber, One Adewale Mathew purportedly went underground went after Committing heinous crimes of robbery and attempted Murder in Lagos.
The suspect had on 19th July, 2025. at Chevron Lekki Axis, Area of Lagos State. Violently attacked a popular Nigerian hip hop artist Keshinro Ololade Sodiq popularly known as Lil Kesh at his female acquaintance apartment where the celebrity visited at Chrevron, Lekki area of Lagos State.
Gaining access into the apartment through the rear window and armed with two sharp kitchen knives, the suspect with dare devil precision, sliced the throat and stomach of the musician as he violently robbed him of his wearing apparels including Gold, Necklace, Diamond Ring and Bracelets worth millions of naira.
In the course of the ugly incident, the suspect was alleged to have forcefully demanded for Lil Kesh’s bank details and cell phone passwords which he used to transact and purchase from a gold dealer based in Tejuosho Yaba, Lagos of gold worth five million two hundred thousand naira.
The suspected armed robber was said to have personally proceeded to claim the gold after leaving Kesh in his pool of blood. In View of the subject above CP Lagos Olohundare Jimoh Moshood swiftly directed DCP in charge of State CID Panti Lagos to burst the crime and bring the perpetrators to instant Justice.
A combined team of seasoned financial crimes Detectives and Anti-Robbery Operatives From the Department was meticulously selected by the order of the Officer-in-Charge Deputy Commissioner of Police Dayo Akinbisehin and despatched to Kano State as they reportedly stormed the ancient city earlier last week, where the fleeing suspect was arrested in his hideout and whisked back to Lagos on Wednessday the 17th September, 2025. for interrogation and prosecution.
Meanwhile, the case was said to have taken a different dimension where in the event of being grilled, Adewale Mathew confessed to the crime and indicted Lil Kesh’s host, a female companion (names witheld) as the main architect and masterminder of the robbery scheme.
Following the allegation, Investigation is currently ongoing to ascertain the Propriety or otherwise of the suspected dare devil robbers claim of dragging LIL Kesh’s host as an accomplice to the heinous crime, in line with supporting evidence being gathered. All the suspects including the security guards of the property where the incident took place are currently helping the police in it’s discreet Investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, Applauds the gallantry and commitment of the operatives of State CID Panti, Lagos State that led to the successful arrest of this notorious suspect
CP Olohundare Jimoh Seizes this medium to Reaffirm his unwavering Committment to rid the entirety of Lagos State of Criminal elements, as Lagos Police Command remains resolute and relentless in pursuing offenders and dismantling their Network chain while seeking cooperation and Vital informations from members of the Public.
