A 20 year-old boy from Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Paul Jeremiah is in Police net after killing a 19 year-old 100 level female student of Federal University, Lokoja for ritual.
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. William Ovie Aya who confirmed the arrest said the slain Damilola The victim, a Biology student, was reported missing on September 4, 2024 when he conspired with three of his friends to commit the crime.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he kidnapped and killed the victim, on September 4 at about 2030hrs. He further confessed that he drugged and later strangled her. He mutilated her corpse by removing her eyes, lung, liver, tongue, intestines, and other parts and dumped the corpse in the bush.”
“The suspect further disclosed that immediately he killed his victim, he placed a call to the father and demanded a ransom to enable him meet up with the requirements for the rituals from a native doctor he met on TikTok. The father of the deceased, ignorant of her death, sent N400,000 as ransom to the suspect for her release
“Following Paul-Awe’s arrest on September 11, he led the team of operatives to the scene where the corpse was recovered, evacuated and deposited at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja mortuary for autopsy.” The Police spokesman said.
