By Iruoma Douglas, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Police command have arrested one Friday Akpan for the kidnap and murder of three undergraduates of University of Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the suspect and his gang members kidnapped, killed and buried three students of University of Port Harcourt in a shallow grave at Etoo, Eleme Local Government area of Rivers state.
On arrest of the suspect, he told the the Anti-kidnapping unit of the State Police command that the victims were kidnapped on April 7, 2020.
Meanwhile, in its efforts to key in to the policy of the new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Mukan to rid the State of criminals, CSP Collins Edward Shadar, Commander of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, disclosed that on investigations, the suspect was arrested and later led the team to where he buried the killed students.
The prime suspect, Friday Akpan who spoke to newsmen at the bush where they abducted the victims (Joy Adoki, Nelson Nwafor and Fortune Obimba), said they acted on the order of one Bright who told them the victims betrayed him after money was paid in the account of one of the victims.
The arrested suspect explained that they killed and buried the 3 victims after raping the female among them, Joy Adoki .
Briefing newsmen, the Spokesperson of Rivers State Police command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni disclosed that the Anti-Kidnapping unit led by its commander, CSP Collins Edward Shadar swung into action after a case of kidnap of the three undergraduates was reported to the unit.
DSP Omoni stated that following discreet investigation by the unit led by CSP Shadar, the suspects were arrested and one of them led the Police to the place where the undergraduates were killed and buried.
DSP Omoni stated that one AK 47 riffle, one pistol, three magazines, 72 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.
Our correspondent reported that corpse of the victims were exhumed by the Police while investigation is ongoing.
