The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man caught while attempting to behead female undergraduate in Ogobiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.
The suspected yahoo boy was caught while attempting to slaughter his girlfriend, who is a female undergraduate of Niger Delta University (NDU) for ritual purpose.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21, attracted vigilantes of Ogobiri and Ammassoma along the Setraco Road, along Ogobiri-Toruebeni drive in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the victim, an indigene of Ammasoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, identified as a student of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Deborah Emafridom, was lured to an uncompleted building with promises of monetary reward.
A member of the vigilante group, who pleaded anonymity, told police that the female student was tied on the legs and hands when she was rescued. She was on the verge of being butchered before they were discovered and apprehended.
Confirming the arrest, Bayelsa Police Command’s spokesman, Asinim Butswat, said the arrest of the suspect was carried out by the combined operation of the Operatives of Operation Doo Akpor in collaboration with the vigilante members of Ogobiri community, Sagbama Local Government Area.
“The suspected ritualist one Sunday Favour Ojo, who hails from Edo State, was arrested on 21st September, 2021, at about 11am, at Ogobiri- Toruebeni drive in Sagbama Local Government Area.
“The suspect lured his victim one Deborah Emafridom, a student to a nearby bush tied her hands and was about to slit her throat when he was apprehended by the vigilante members and police operatives.
Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng E. Echeng, commended the vigilante members for their role in the arrest and appealed to members of the public to continue to volunteer useful information to the police and other security agencies, as discreet investigation into the matter has since commenced.” the spokesperson said.
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