Lagos musician, buddy kill BDC operators, guard arrested

A musician, Collins Etaredafe, aka Prime Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence within the Lekki space of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified buddy, invited the BDC operators into his residence beneath the guise of fixing some {dollars}.

Following their entry into the constructing on Saturday, March 18, 2023, it was learnt that the BDC operators have been allegedly killed and their corpses dumped in a drainage positioned on the entrance of Etaredafe’s residence.

A facility supervisor within the space, Paul Omotosho, whereas talking with our correspondent, mentioned the agent accountable for the constructing knowledgeable him that some neighbours, upon discovering the corpses within the drainage, traced some drops of blood to Etaredafe’s residence.

Omotosho mentioned, “I knew Etaredafe by means of his girlfriend, Evelyn, about three years in the past when she contacted me that he wanted an residence. That was how he bought my quantity. He referred to as me, mentioned he stays in Delta State, and that he needs to guide a short-let residence. That was how he turned a daily consumer.

“Generally he would declare he doesn’t know Lagos and can ship cash to my account to assist him get some gadgets and ship them to him. In February 2022, he mentioned he needed to safe an residence the place his mum can be dwelling in Lagos; he mentioned he needed to shock her with the residence as she has not been to Lagos earlier than.

“I needed to attain out to a fellow agent who assisted me in getting the residence. After that, the agent despatched me a type to fill within the particulars of the occupant however after I requested for the main points of his mum, he mentioned she didn’t have any technique of identification. Out of the belief I had for him as a daily consumer, I foolishly offered somebody’s particulars to maintain the place for him and since then, my considering is that his mom had moved in.”

Omotosho mentioned he was at residence when the agent accountable for the residence the place Etaredafe had been dwelling within the place of his mom, referred to as to tell him that the musician had allegedly killed the BDC operators.

He mentioned, “The agent referred to as me that Etaredafe had killed two individuals in his residence. He additionally mentioned he dumped their corpses outdoors the gate and ran away.

“The agent mentioned the blood of the deceased victims was traced to his residence and later found that the individuals the musician killed have been Bureau-De-Change operators. I used to be advised he invited them to his residence as a result of he needed to vary {dollars} earlier than killing them.”

In a bid to find Etaredafe’s whereabouts, Omotosho mentioned he contacted his girlfriend who mentioned she didn’t know any tackle of his kinfolk.

He mentioned, “She later referred to as me on Monday and requested if I heard that Etaredafe killed two individuals in his home and ran away. She mentioned they solely met on social media and he or she doesn’t know the place he or his household lives.”

PUNCH Metro gathered {that a} video of the corpses being recovered from the drainage was recorded and launched on-line.

Within the video seen by our correspondent, a voice within the background was heard lamenting over the occasions that led to the dying of the victims.

“This Topboy threw these two males outdoors the gate of the property after he killed them. He referred to as himself an artiste,” the voice partly mentioned.

Nevertheless, throughout an investigation by the policemen connected to the State Prison Investigation Division, Yaba, Omotosho was invited for questioning on Friday.

The power supervisor, after visiting the SCID, was detained alongside two different brokers that helped him to safe the residence for Etaredafe.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.

He mentioned, “The principle suspects are on the run. No a part of the deceased victims’ our bodies was minimize off. The case is on the SCID and is progressing. The safety man is in custody and is helping with the investigation.”