Police Arrest Prime Suspect Of Murdered FUT Minna Lecturer

The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested Joy Afekafe, the prime suspect in the killing of Dr Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer with the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna. This is contained in a statement in Minna by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun. Abiodun stated that two other suspects connected to the crime were at large, adding that effort was ongoing to apprehend them. He recalled that on October 29, 2023 at about 10:00 a.m., some friends and church members of Adefolalu, visited her residence in Gbaiko area of Minna following their inability to get her on telephone. “Unfortunately, on getting to the house, the visitors met her lying in a pool of blood with marks of injury on her body. “Police operatives attached to Bosso Division visited the scene and two knives with blood stains suspected to have been used to stab her by unknown person(s) were recovered from the scene. “She was taken to the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Specialist (IBB) Hospital, Minna where she was confirmed dead,” Abiodun said. He noted that during investigation, the police arrested the deceased’s housemaid, 14-year-old Afekafe of Gbeganu, Minna on September 30 at about 9:00p.m. The PPRO said that during interrogation, the suspect confessed that she served as the deceased’s housemaid for about three weeks, adding that she was laid off due to her misdeed in the house. He stated that after she was laid off, she narrated her ordeal to her classmates called Walex and Smart and they conspired to attack the lecturer at her residence. He explained that they went to the residence on September 28 at about 4:00p.m., with a motorcycle and she surfaced at the gate, while the lecturer opened the gate for her. The PPRO said that Walex and Smart later entered, beat the deceased, hit her head with a stood and stabbed her with a knife brought by Walex while Smart took another knife from the deceased’s kitchen, and stabbed her severally. He said that the suspects also stole the deceased’s phone, laptop and the battery of a car parked in the compound and fled the scene. Abiodun said that the suspect would be transferred to State Crime Investigation Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution, while effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects

Missing Port Harcourt Varsity Student Found Dead In Boyfriend’s Residence

In a heartbreaking incident, a 300-level student majoring in Biological Chemistry at the University of Port Harcourt, Justina Otuene Nkang, was discovered lifeless at her boyfriend’s home. Justina, who was in the midst of her industrial training at a private hospital in the D/Line area of Port Harcourt, had been reported missing for approximately four days. The distressing turn of events unfolded when her boyfriend, identified as Collins, was allegedly caught attempting to dispose of her dismembered body by a vigilante community group in the Radio Estate where he resides. It is suspected that she had visited Collins at his apartment four days prior, after her work shift ended, and tragically, there was no contact with her thereafter. A source with knowledge of the situation revealed that the deceased’s decomposing body was found with some body parts missing, including her breasts and private areas. The Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, is anticipated to provide further information on this tragic incident later.

Police arrest 10 suspects linked to FUOYE student’s death

The Ekiti State Police Command has taken ten individuals into custody in connection with the tragic demise of Atanda Deborah, a second-year Nursing student at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. Atanda Deborah had been reported missing, and her body was subsequently discovered in a shallow grave, approximately 30 meters behind the Nursing Lecture Hall of the university on September 5th. In a statement released on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti and signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, the police urged the public to remain calm. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ogundare Dare, has ordered a comprehensive investigation to identify the culprits and ensure their prosecution. Dare encouraged anyone with pertinent information regarding the incident to visit the Oye Divisional Police Headquarters in Oye-Ekiti or contact the State CID. Useful information can also be relayed through phone calls to 09064050086 or 08053499199. The arrests signify a significant step towards obtaining justice for the late student and addressing the circumstances surrounding her untimely demise.