POLICE ARRESTS JOY AFEKAFE, PRIME SUSPECT FOR THE CULPABLE HOMICIDE OF FUT MINNA LECTURER 31-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu Niger state police command has arrested the prime suspect that allegedly conspired and killed a lecturer with Federal University of Technology Minna Dr Funmilola Adefolalu in her residence.
The forteen year old suspect Joy Afekafe of Gbeganu area in Minna that serves as 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 stated this in a statement issued to Newsmen in Minna.
The statement however explained that Police Division swung into action and carried out series of interviews from the neighborhood and friends of the family, while further investigation 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 misdeed in the house.
After she was laid off, she met her classmates called 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, with a motorcycle and she surfaced 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 stood 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 state CID for further investigation and diligent prosecution, while effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.