Abuja chef arrested for drugging employers, stealing N150m luxury items

The Nigeria Police Force said it has, done the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team, FID-IRT, arrested 1 John Cosmos Govi, implicit his engagement successful a lawsuit of transgression conspiracy, housebreaking, administering suspected harmful substances, malicious harm to property, and theft involving the robbery of luxury items and valuables from a residence successful Abuja.

A connection signed by DCP Anthony Okon Placid said that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who reportedly trained astatine a catering schoolhouse successful Cotonou, Benin Republic, secured employment arsenic a cook wrong the residence aft establishing interaction with 2 accomplices identified arsenic Peter and Moses, some presently astatine large.

It said that findings bespeak that the fishy cautiously studied the routine, movements, and information operation of the residence earlier executing the cognition connected 23rd April 2026.

The constabulary said further investigations established that nutrient prepared wrong the residence was laced with a suspected sedative substance intended to incapacitate the occupants and information personnel. 

“After the substance took effect, the fishy facilitated the introduction of his accomplices into the residence, wherever the pack vandalised the CCTV monitoring system, ransacked the apartment, and carted distant currency alongside 20 luxury...