Niger : Police Arrests Suspect In Lecturer’s Murder

By Aliyu Lawal

Niger State Police command has arrested the prime suspect that allegedly conspired and killed a lecturer with the Federal University of Technology Minna Dr Funmilola Adefolalu in her residence.

The forteen year old suspect Joy Afekafe of Gbeganu area in Minna who was the deceased’s housemaid is alleged to have conspired with other two persons now at large to commit the henious act

Police Public Relations Officer Niger State Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun n a statement in Minna says the Police Division swung into action and carried out series of interviews from the neighborhood and friends of the family, which led to the arrest of the deceased’s housemaid for interrogation.

During interrogation, the suspect Joy Afekafe confessed that she served as the deceased’s housemaid for about three weeks, but she was laid off due to her misconduct in the house.

According to her, after she was laid off, she met her classmates, Walex and Smart narrated her ordeal to them and conspired to attack the Lecturer at her residence in Gbeganu area of Minna

She said they went to the residence on the fateful day, on a motorcycle and she stood at the gate, while the lecturer opened the gate for her after which Walex and Smart entered, beat the deceased, hit her head with a stool and stabbed her with a knife brought by Walex while Smart took another knife from the kitchen, and stabbed her severally

According to the suspect the deceased phone and laptop were taken away, while they also removed the battery of the vehicle parked in the compound and fled the scene.

The suspect will be transferred to the state CID for further investigation and prosecution while effort is ongoing to arrest the other suspects.

Edited By Grace Namiji