A 100-level Biology student of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, has confessed to ending the life of a female classmate whom he kidnapped.
The young man, identified as Jeremiah, was arrested by operatives of Kogi State Police and he took them to the bush where he buried Deborah, a female classmate.
According to reports, Jeremiah, from Kaduna State, abducted Damilola and took her to an uncompleted building.
He demanded Four Hundred Thousand Naira (N400,000.00) from her family and after they paid, he ended her life.
In a video, Police officers were seen stating that Damilola’s gentiles were severed.
But Jeremiah denied tampering with any part of her body.
Asked why he ended her life despite collecting ransom, he said she had already seen his face so he didn’t want her to escape and expose him.
Meanwhile, after ending her life, the suspect reportedly contacted her family again, demanding an additional Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00) However, he was tracked down by Police operatives and arrested.
When he was asked about his accomplice, he confessed to acting alone.
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