The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He said the suspect was arrested following an intelligence-led raid at approximately 9:30 p.m. on August 18.
“The girl was taken to the hospital for examination and treatment, while the suspect was immediately detained,” Mr Hundeyin said.
He said the suspected killer police officers were arrested alongside a suspect fingered in the torture and murder of Mr Nyebuchi.
“The suspect impersonated and claimed to be an Inspector of Police. The suspect has no fixed police formation, and the identity card found on him was not genuine.
Ojukwu Daniel, an FIJ reporter, was released after being held for hours in police custody.
The poisonings had roiled the country and sparked new protests last week.
In recent weeks, numerous Iranian journalists have been detained as part of a wave of arrests.
The police officers in charge of the case said Mr Shittu fell ill and they rushed him to the hospital where he eventually died.
