In another development, three staff members of
The Police in Edo State, South-south
In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the police said the native doctor, Chukwuyem Jonah, 26, mobilised two other suspects to go after the deceased at a farm and kidnap her to enable them to get ransom from her "rich father".
The deceased, Faith Omodon, had gone to the farm in Ewohon/Uwemen communities in Edo State on 1 April, where she was strangled to death for resisting her kidnap.
The late student, according to the police, was declared wanted after she failed to return from the farm which she had gone to using a motorcycle.
The deceased father reported the matter to the police, prompting the initial investigation by the Abudu Division before it was transferred to the
"The State CID operatives, while collaborating with a Vigilantes group, arrested the two suspects, Mr Chukwuedo, 23, and
"The suspects confessed that they were resisted by Faith Omodon, and in the process they strangulated her to death," the police said, adding that investigations are on to recover the corpse of the deceased and arraign the suspects in court.
Three oil palm workers killed by gunmen
In another development, three staff members of
The police spokesperson in the state,
The Commissioner of Police in the State,
"More men have been deployed to the area to forestall a repeat, while the police, in conjunction with the Okomu Oil, are working to ensure that the culprits are arrested," the commissioner said.
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