4 suspects arrested for murder of 17-yr-old female Kogi university student


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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