Tag: Niger Republic

The principal  suspect involved in  the lynching of  Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a part two  student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, in Sokoto state is at large, a police source had hinted. The police source  said the man whose face was captured in the viral video after the lynching of Deborah is a foreigner who is suspected  to have returned to neighbouring  Niger Republic his country.   According to the Police, the suspect has now gone into hiding and the police has launched a manhunt for him both in Nigeria and Niger Republic. The suspect was captured boasting about his role in the lynching and burning of the innocent part two student. “We started looking for him immediately we saw his video on social media, because he is fundamental to our investigation. “We are now learning that he is not even a Nigerian but only came in illegally from Niger Republic to cause chaos in our country,” a top police source told Peoples Gazette. According to the police source, Interpol might be deployed to help fish out and arrest the suspect. The source said that, many police officers believe the suspect is a Nigerian and is still within the country’s borders. “Some officers are saying he is a Nigerian and we need additional time to find him,” the source told the newspaper. “We have no facial recognition database, but we are following all available intelligence on the matter,” the source added.