Sunday, September 15, 2024 -The police have apprehended four persons in connection to the alleged gruesome murder of a female student of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL).
The victim, a 17-year-old 100 Level
Student of the Biology Department of Federal University Lokoja was allegedly
kidnapped and killed by a 21-year-old man.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, made this known while addressing newsmen
in Lokoja.
Ovye-Aya said that the main
suspect, allegedly conspired with three of his friends, to commit the crime.
“The Operatives of the
Nigeria Police Force, attached to the State Intelligence Department (SID), Kogi
Command, on Sept. 11 arrested one Jeremiah Paul-Awe of Chikun Local Government
Area of Kaduna State
“Paul-Awe was the one
responsible for the kidnapping and killing of the victim.
”We received a complaint
from one Stephen Oluwoyo that, his daughter was missing and that he couldn’t
reach her.
“The father further stated
that he received a message from an unknown number that his daughter, had
been abducted and the abductor demanded a ransom,” he said.
He said operatives promptly
swung into action through an actionable intelligence with the assistance of the
Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) from the Force Headquarters, trailed and
arrested the suspect, Paul Awe on Sept.11 in Connection with the crime.
“During interrogation, the
suspect confessed that he kidnapped and killed the victim, on Sept . 4 at about
2030hrs.
“He further confessed that
he added a drugged and strangled her.
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