Two men, Saheed Araba and Femi Omolajau, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a hair stylist, Ademola Olarape, on Wednesday afternoon in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos.

The police said Olarape, 24, was shot dead in his barbing saloon opposite Ijede Palace, Ijede, around 4:00 p.m. by unknown gunmen who fled on foot.

It said at about 4:05 p.m on Wednesday it received a distress call about the incident from Olarape’s elder brother, Mr. Sunday Olaifa of No. 11 Ijede Street, Igbe, Kapo, Ikorodu.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmos, said combined teams of operatives from Area N and Ijede Division responded to the call.

She said: “They swung into action immediately. Consequently one Saheed Araba and Femi Omolajau were apprehended. Found in their possession were one locally made pistol, two live cartridges and a cutlass, while one expended cartridge was recovered from the scene.

“The suspects have given useful information about the incident and the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has directed that the case be transferred to SIID Panti for further discreet investigation.”