ARREST OF A SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER/RITUALIST AND RECOVERY OF MUTILATED CORPSE OF HIS VICTIM IN LOKOJA
*SUSPECTS*
1. Jeremiah Paul Awe 21 years old
2. Barnabas Olugbenga 20 years old
3. Ajani Basit Ayomide 20 years old
4. Emmanuel Otitoju 24 years old
The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, attached to the State Intelligence Department (SID), Kogi Command, on 11/09/2024 at about 1615hrs arrested a 21 years old Jeremiah Paul Awe of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State who is responsible for the kidnapped and killing of 17 years old Damilola Abigail Oluwoyo, a 100 Level Student of Biology Department of Federal University Lokoja.
This is consequence upon a complaint received on 6Th September, 2024 from one Stephen Oluwoyo that, his daughter Damilola was missing and that her GSM number could not be reached after her examination on 2nd September, 2024. He further stated that he received a message from an unknown GSM number that his daughter Damilola has been abducted and the abductor demanded for a ransom.
The 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 one Jeremiah Paul Awe on 11/09/2024 in Connection with the crime. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have kidnapped and killed the victim, Damilola on 4th September, 2024 at about 2030hrs. He further confessed that, he added a drug (codeine) into a drink and gave it to her to make her weak and lured her into a nearby bush close to his lodge at Felele area of Lokoja where he strangled her to death, mutilated her eyes, Lung, Liver, Tongue, Intestines, and fleshy parts of her buttocks and dumped the corpse in the bush. He further disclosed that, immediately he killed his victim, he placed a call to the father and demanded for a ransom to enable him meet up with the requirements for the rituals from the native doctor whom he met on TikTok. The father of the deceased sent the sum of N400,000 as ransom unknown to him that his daughter was already dead.
On 11/09/2024, the suspect led the team of Operatives to the scene where the corpse of late Damilola was recovered, evacuated and deposited at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja mortuary for autopsy.
Further investigation led to the arrest of three other suspects, (Barnabas Olugbenga 20 years old from Kaduna State, Ajani Basit Ayomide of Felele 20 years old, Emmanuel Otitoju 24 years) two of which are his friends who aided the commissioned of the crime.
Suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation.
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