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The Lagos State Police command on Thursday disclosed that the Nigerian Army has handed over a male suspect, Ayomide Adeleye arrested in connection of the murder a female student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Christiana Idowu.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that the Idowu, was abducted by Ayomide, her boyfriend, who demanded a sum of three million Naira as a ransom before they could release her.
According to a family source, Christiana had left her home to the University of Lagos in Yaba area, where she was observing her industrial training when the kidnappers abducted her.
The source disclosed further that the abductors had reached out to the family, after she was unreachable for a while, demanding a ransom of three million before she could be released.
The source added that after several appeals from the family, the abductors agreed that a sum of N350,000 be paid to a certain account, which the family paid, but the abductors refused to release her despite the payment.
Reports say intelligence operatives tracked the abductor to his parents house in Ikorodu through the BVN and account details used in collecting the ransom.
Giving an update, the Spokesmen of the Lagos Police command, Benjamin Hundeyin said that the suspect was handed to the Police by the Nigerian army.
Security operatives, during the arrest had reportedly found the victim’s phone and details of the transaction related to the kidnap.
It was gathered that the suspect told the girl’s father and security operatives that he buried her in a shallow grave inside his compound.