The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has promised speedy investigation and trial of suspects in the murder of Bridget Agbaheme in Kano on Friday.
Arase made the promise in a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Acting Commissioner of Police Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Saturday.
The statement said the Kano state Police Command has succeeded in arresting two key suspects, Dauda Ahmed and Subeiru Abubakar in connection with the murder
The statement said Arase directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to deploy the Homicide Section to take over the investigation.
It also said the deployment was to ensure a meticulous investigation and speedy prosecution of the suspects.
The statement said detachments of mobile and conventional police as well as the intelligence assets of the force had been deployed to protect law abiding citizens.