Nemesis caught up with three brothers in Abuja as they were arrested by the police for the kidnap and murder of a widow and mother of five in Abuja.
The response unit of the Nigeria Police Force, confirmed the arrest of brothers, Gideon Emmanuel (31), Johnson Emmanuel (38), and Success Emmanuel (27) for the kidnap and murder of 55yr old Mrs. Janet Nnenna Ogbonnaya.
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According to the Police PRO, DCP Frank Mba, the victim was lured to visit one of the brothers, after which she was killed and buried in their compound.
“The victim, a widow, who had been a Facebook friend of the principal suspect – Johnson Emmanuel, was lured from her home in Gwagwalada to visit the suspect.
“The suspect thereafter took advantage of the visit, served her yoghurt laced with drugs and subsequently had her murdered.
“The suspect having killed the victim and buried her remains in a septic tank, went ahead to reach out to the family of the victim using her phone and demanded N5m ransom as pre-condition for her release.” the Police said.
It was further revealed that the body of the victim was recovered from a septic tank at a residence in Lokogoma Abuja after which it was taken to the University Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja for forensic examination.
“A Toyota Highlander SUV belonging to the deceased has also been recovered by police operatives at a mechanic workshop in Apo where it had been repainted into a different colour, vehicle documents fraudulently changed and ownership of the stolen vehicle criminally transferred to one of the masterminds of the crime – Johnson Emmanuel.” the police said further.
The property in which the victim was killed and buried belonged to one of the brothers who sold the property to throw off suspicion.