The Kogi police command has arrested 4 suspects over the killing of Damilola Oluwoyo, a 19-year-old 100 degree pupil of the Federal College, Lokoja.
The suspects arrested are Jeremiah Awe, Barnabas Olugbenga, Ajani Ayomide and Emmanuel Otitoju.
The suspects have been paraded on the police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday.
William Aya, Kogi police public relations officer, mentioned Oluwoyo was reported lacking on September 4 and the police instantly commenced investigation, resulting in the arrest of Awe — the prime suspect.
Aya mentioned Awe lured the sufferer into the bush and killed her for ritual functions.
“Operatives of the Nigeria Police Drive, hooked up to the State Intelligence Division (SID), Kogi Command, on 11/09/2024 at about 1615hrs arrested a 21 years previous Jeremiah Paul Awe of Chikun Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State who’s chargeable for the kidnapped and killing of 17 years previous Damilola Abigail Oluwoyo, a 100 Stage Scholar of Biology Division of Federal College Lokoja,” Aya mentioned.
“That is consequence upon a criticism acquired on 6Th September, 2024 from one Stephen Oluwoyo that, his daughter Damilola was lacking and that her GSM quantity couldn’t be reached after her examination on 2nd September, 2024.
“He additional said that he acquired a message from an unknown GSM quantity that his daughter Damilola has been kidnapped and the abductor demanded for a ransom.
“The Operatives promptly swung into motion by an actionable intelligence with the help of the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) from the Drive Headquarters, trailed and arrested the suspect one Jeremiah Paul Awe on 11/09/2024 in Reference to the crime.”
Aya mentioned throughout interrogation, Paul confessed to kidnapping and killing Oluwoyo on September 4.
“He additional confessed that, he added a drug (codeine) right into a drink and gave it to her to make her weak and lured her into a close-by bush near his lodge at Felele space of Lokoja the place he strangled her to dying, mutilated her eyes, lung, liver, tongue, intestines, and fleshy components of her buttocks and dumped the corpse within the bush,” he added.
After killing Oluwoyo, the suspect was mentioned to have known as the deceased father, demanding for ransom “to allow him meet up with the necessities for the rituals from the native physician whom he met on TikTok”.
“The daddy of the deceased despatched the sum of N400,000 as ransom unknown to him that his daughter was already lifeless,” Aya mentioned.
“On 11/09/2024, the suspect led the group of Operatives to the scene the place the corpse of late Damilola was recovered, evacuated and deposited on the Federal Instructing Hospital Lokoja mortuary for post-mortem.
“Additional investigation led to the arrest of three different suspects: Barnabas Olugbenga 20 years previous from Kaduna State; Ajani Basit Ayomide of Felele 20 years previous; Emmanuel Otitoju 24 years, two of that are his associates who aided the crime.”
Aya cautioned college students and fogeys to be vigilant, and warranted that the police have intensified efforts to rid the state of felony components.
“This case exhibits the extent some individuals will go, even a 20-year-old boy, to commit such inhuman acts. College students have to be cautious of who they affiliate with,” Aya mentioned.
“The eagle eyes of the police and different safety companies are on all criminals. We’ll make sure that Kogi state will not be a secure haven for crime.”
He added that the suspects might be charged to court docket after the conclusion of the investigation.
The incident comes days after Chtistiana Idowu, a feminine pupil of the Federal College of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) was murdered in Lagos.
Idowu was reported kidnapped earlier in August between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos.
The alleged killer has additionally been arrested by the police.
