Police arrest two suspects for killing and dismembering an 18-yr-old girl in Niger

The Niger State Police command have arrested two men for allegedly killing and dismembering an 18-year-old girl in Effa village.

The command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects, Abdulkadir Alh. Ibrahim and Abubakar Idris a.k.a Kullel, 29, were arrested by police operatives attached to SARS Minna, following a tip-off.

According to him, on June 24, 2020, the suspects conspired and lured one Hauwa Saidu of Fulani camp Kpada to Effa village, where they attacked and killed her with their cutlass.

“Some parts of the deceased’s body were severed, and taken away to unknown destination while her remain was abandoned in the bush. The body remain was recovered, suspects arrested and confessed to the crime,” he said.