According to the report,
police seized 5 bottles of bleach, a red hat, 2 laptops and other items.
The family said the
2 men left for Nigeria the day of the alleged attack. This is consistent with what law enforcement sources previously told TMZ ... that the
men left for Nigeria and returned Wednesday night, and the police tracked their travels and were waiting for them when they landed in Chicago.
As we first reported, police brought Jussie in for another interview Thursday, and members of the show's brass also showed up.
By the way ... when we broke the story about the various details of the alleged attack,
our Jussie sources said the actor identified the 2 men as white.
We do not know the skin color of the 2 men from Nigeria.
Important to note ... the
red hat may be a red herring, because Jussie never said the men were wearing MAGA hats ... rather,
he says they screamed "MAGA country."
2:50 PM PT -- Chicago PD has confirmed ...
the 2 men taken in for questioning are the same men in the surveillance video screen grab. The PD confirms transportation records, along with interviews with Jussie and other witnesses, led to the ID of the 2 men.
Both men are Nigerian and were extras on "Empire." Based on what the cops have already said, it appears these are the same men who were captured on the surveillance video.
Jussie Smollett's Persons of Interest Had Home Raided, Bleach Found: Report