Man surrenders to police 8 months after kidnapping, burying prophetess alive

A 27-year-old man, who allegedly took part in
the kidnap of a prophetess after which the
woman was buried alive in his compound, has
surrendered to the police eight months after
the dastardly act. The suspect complained
that the spirit of the prophetess was tormenting him. Delta State Police Command’s spokesman,
Mr. Charles Muka, who confirmed the
development, told our reporter in Asaba,
yesterday: “It was a case of kidnap and
murder of a woman fully dressed in a white
garment church attire, which was committed on December 30, 2011 but the suspect
surrendered self to police.” Muka said that following the confession of the
suspect, another suspect was arrested while efforts were on to exhume the body of the woman. He said: “An unidentified woman said to be from Uzere and dressed in white garment church attire was kidnapped at
Ughelli and taken to the house of one Emma, male, 27 years old, who is the first suspect, from Owahawa, Ughelli
South Local Government Area. “The suspect surrendered himself to the police because his soul was troubled and confessed burying the victim alive
in his compound when she became weak. His confession led to the arrest of another suspect. Detectives have also
identified the spot where she was buried alive and the corpse would be exhumed when relations of victim are
identified. We hereby call on members of the public, whose missing person depicts the description, to report to
police area command Warri, while we are making effort to arrest others involved in the crime.”


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