Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The police have invited Moshood Jimoh, an assistant inspector general of police (AIG), for questioning over allegations arising from the investigation into a twin murder case in Lagos State. The police also asked social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to substantiate the claims he has made publicly.

The police disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday by their spokesperson, Ani Iniedu, a chief superintendent of police (CSP), saying the criminal case at the centre of the controversy has already been investigated and is before a court of competent jurisdiction following legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

According to the police, the matter is "sub judice...