By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Plateau State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a 20 year old Man Moses Oko, who is the suspected killer of a 300 level female student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), who was found dead in a hotel with both eyes plucked out in Jos.
The victim, identified as Jennifer Anthony, was earlier declared missing on December 31, 2021 until found dead in the pool of her blood on January Ist, 2022.
In a press briefing with Journalists, the Police Commissioner, CP Bartholomew Oyeka said suspect will be arrested as soon as investigation is completed.
According to him: “Sequel to the gruesome murder of Miss Jennifer Anthony, a 300 level student of the University of Jos whose lifeless body was found mutilated on 01/01/2022 at Domus Pacis Guest House, Jos by a man named Moses Oko ‘m’, aged 20 years, suspected to be her boyfriend who fled after committing the crime, the Command in a bid to arrest the perpetrator launched an aggressive manhunt on the suspect and tactically trailed him to Benue State where he was arrested by hawked-eye police operatives of the Command.
“The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed”.
In a related development, the Police said it has also rescued the wife of the Plateau State Government House Deputy Chief of Staff, Mrs Tabitha Silas Vem who was kidnapped some days back.
“Following cases of abductions of one Mrs. Tabitha Silas Vem ‘f’, wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plateau State Government House and one Dr Samuel Audu ‘m’ of Barkin Ladi area of Plateau State, a combined team of Police operatives and other security agencies in a rescue operation, stormed and combed the bushes around Sho Village and rescued the victims unhurt on 11/1/2022 at about 1130hrs.
“The victims were stabilized and reunited with their families. Meanwhile, efforts are on top gear to apprehend the suspects”, the Police said.
