The Ekiti State Police Command has announced the arrest of 10 suspects in connection with the death of Modupe Deborah, a 200-level student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti.
The command made this known in a statement released on its social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), on Thursday.
Deborah had gone to study in the evening of September 4 but was later reported missing.
The school management subsequently declared her dead after her body was discovered in a shallow grave on the campus on September 6.
The police statement confirmed that Deborah’s body was found in a shallow grave located approximately 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.
The command is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding her death and has made significant progress with the arrest of 10 suspects. Further details regarding the suspects and the ongoing investigation have not been disclosed at this time.
The police command assured the public that it is committed to ensuring justice is served in this case.
However, police in its statement confirmed that Deborah’s body was found in a shallow grave at a distance of about 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.
“This is to inform the general public that the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Ogundare Dare, has ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the death of one Atanda Modupe Deborah, a 200-level nursing student of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), who was declared missing within the school premises on 5/09/2023 but found dead in a shallow grave at a distance of about 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.
“Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy while 10 suspects are currently in custody undergoing investigation,” part of the statement read.
While appealing to everyone to be calm, police disclosed that the commissioner has vowed that the command will do everything possible to unearth the identity of the perpetrators and ensure they are made to face the full wrath of the law.
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