Attempt Murder: Two suspects arrested over attack on singer Lil Kesh

By Bashir Bello

KANO — No less than 2 cardinal suspects person been arrested by operatives of Kano constabulary successful transportation with onslaught connected Nigerian singer, Keshinro Ololade, popularly known arsenic Lil Kesh.

The suspects, identified arsenic Mathew Adewole and Mukhtar Muhammad, were said to person inflicted terrible chopped connected the singer’s cervix successful an effort to execution him successful his Lagos residence.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna said the suspects were arrested astatine Na’ibawa Quarters, Kano pursuing quality gathering.

SP Haruna said upon arrest, the suspect, Mathew Adewole confessed to attacking Lil-Kesh, forcing him and transferring N2,120,000 from his relationship via his mobile phone, to Mukhtar Muhammad’s account.

According to him, “The Kano State Police Command has achieved a important breakthrough successful a caller lawsuit of equipped robbery and attempted murder, acknowledgment to its robust quality and assemblage collaboration.

“On September 11, 2025, the Command’s Tactical Operatives portion acting connected quality arrested 2 suspects successful transportation with the case, astatine Na’ibawa Quarters, Kano namely: Mathew Adewole ‘m’ (25) of Naibawa Quarters, Kano, and Mukhtar Muhammad ‘m’ (31) of Unguwa Uku Quarters, Kano.

“Mathew Adewole confessed to attacking Lil-Kesh, a nonmigratory of Bera Estate, Chevron, Lagos State, connected August 19, 2025, causing superior injuries, including a heavy chopped connected the victim’s neck, successful a bid to perpetrate equipped robbery and murder. The fishy forced the unfortunate and transferred N2,120,000 from his relationship via his mobile phone, to Mukhtar Muhammad’s account.

“In enactment with the directives of IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, the Command has been moving tirelessly to heighten its quality capabilities, leveraging assemblage policing and strategical partnerships to enactment up of transgression elements.

“The suspects person been handed implicit to the Lagos State Police Command for further probe and prosecution.

“The Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commends the operatives for their diligence, the nationalist for their cooperation, and assures continued efforts to guarantee information and security,” helium said.

The Command’s imagemaker, SP Haruna however, reiterated the command’s committedness to maintaining instrumentality and nationalist bid successful the state, portion moving intimately with different information agencies and stakeholders to guarantee a coordinated attack to combating crime.

The rapper, Lil Kesh was said to person been attacked astir a period ago.

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