Police arrest two for ‘killing trader’ in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa police command says two suspects are in its custody for allegedly abducting and killing Felicia Namkywa, a petty trader, in Obi LGA of the state.

Speaking to journalists on Sunday, Rahman Nansel, spokesperson of the command, said the suspects were members of Shember community, Agwatashi village.

Nansel said police detectives from Obi Division arrested the suspects based on intelligence gathered after a complaint was filed at the station.

“We received a complaint that the deceased was missing for days, and all efforts to trace her whereabouts proved abortive,” NAN quoted Nansel as saying.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was lured via phone call by one of the suspects who was owing her the sum of N40,000.

“He deceived her to come and purchase grains in one of the settlements in the area but kidnapped and later killed her.”

The police spokesperson said the suspects led operatives to the scene where the decayed remains of the victim were recovered.

“They confessed that having lured and abducted the victim, they took her deep into the forest where she was strangled to death and her remains dumped in a swamp,” he said.

“The suspects also admitted, and they took away the sum of N555,000 after killing her.”

Umar Nadada, commissioner of police in the state, has ordered for a swift investigation and prosecution.

He also expressed condolences to the deceased’s family and vowed that justice would be served.