A father suspected of kidnapping and killing his 15-year-old daughter in Kogi State has been detained by police.
A friend of the girl’s father was also arrested, according to SP William Ovye-Aya, the state’s police spokesman, who confirmed the event to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lokoja.
He claimed that a second person had been listed as wanted.
The Federal Polytechnic Idah employs the suspects, according to a police spokesperson.
According to reports, Miss Sherrifah was abducted on August 4 at the family home in Okenya, located on Itayi Street in the Kogi local government district of Igalamela/Odolu.
The girl’s body parts weren’t found until a few days later, already dismembered with some piThe third suspect, whose name was provided as Adah, is being sought after, according to Ovye-Aya, who also claimed that the inquiry had begun.
“A full inquiry into the case and the current manhunt for Adah, who is at large, has been ordered by the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Edward Egbuka. The matter has been handed to the Lokoja Criminal Investigation Department in accordance with the CP’s directive, he continued.eces missing, he claimed.
Ovye-Aya gave the assurance that the command would carry out a very comprehensive inquiry to determine what exactly caused the girl’s death.
