Esther Salifu
The Edo state police command apprehended two suspect in connection with the kidnap and death of Miss Faith Omodon , a 200 level undergraduate of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Agbor.
It was stated that the people of that airy Egbede community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo state reported the disappearance of the deceased.
The father of the deceased Edward Omodon , stated that he saw his daughter last on March 30th, when she left for farm on a motorcycle.
“We usually have the Iru National Conference at this time of the year. We were seated inside the community hall when we heard loud wailing outside that my daughter was missing. She had left for the farm earlier that morning with a motorcycle, taking her breakfast in a flask with her,” he said.
The National Youth Chairman of Iru- Egbede, Donald Isioma, disclosed that the suspect were arrested on Saturday afternoon .
He disclosed that two have been arrested for after the phone of the deceased was tracked and traced .
Isioma added, “The police have recovered the phone from the suspects and the motorbike Omodon rode to the farm on the day she went missing.
“One of the suspects who is a member of the community has confessed that they had killed the girl while being interrogated at the Okpaihe Police Station before the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Benin.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said information concerning the arrest had yet to reach him but promised to get back as soon as he contacted men of the SCID. He had yet to do that as of the time of filing this report on Sunday evening.
