Naija News

Asaba—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."