The Police Command in Adamawa State has arrested some suspects for the beheading of a young lady in Yola, the state capital.
According to available Police report, the unfortunate incident took place in a hotel room located within Yola metropolis.
The reports said three employees of the hotel, identified as Jacob, and Yifarta, both receptionists, and Isah, a security guard, who were on duty at the time of the incident, were also arrested.
Spokesperson of the Command, Suleiman Yahaya-Nguroje, who confirmed the development, disclosed that the handset belonging to the deceased and the drug used to sedate her were recovered from the crime scene.
Nguroje said information gathered indicated that the main suspect had on January 18, 2024, at around 9:30 pm, took his victim to a hotel where he was lodged as a guest, beheaded her, and later went away with her decapitated head.
The Police PRO told journalists on Friday that; “The command has so far apprehended three staff (members) of the hotel and recovered drug and handset of the lady. The drug and handset were recovered at the scene of the crime.”
He also assured members of the public that the State Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, is determined to arrest the main perpetrator of the heinous crime.
Meanwhile, insiders sources hinted that the Police are on the trail of two persons suspected to have engineered the gruesome murder, but their identity are being kept a secret because of ongoing investigation by the Command to further unravel the circumstances surrounding their actions.
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