Details Emerge as Police Arrest 10 Suspects Over Death of Missing FUOYE Nursing Student

Details Emerge as Police Arrest 10 Suspects Over Death of Missing FUOYE Nursing Student

  • Operatives of the Ekiti state police command have arrested 10 suspects over the death of Atanda Modupe Deborah
  • The deceased, a 200-level nursing student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, was found dead in a shallow grave
  • The police promised to fish out the perpetrator(s) and make sure they face the full wrath of the law

Ekiti state, Oye-Ekiti - The police have arrested 10 suspects in connection to the death of a 200-level nursing student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Atanda Modupe Deborah.

The Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday, disclosed this via the command’s handle on X (formerly Twitter) @EkitiPoliceNG.

FUOYE nursing student Modupe Deborah was found dead in a shallow grave
FUOYE nursing student Modupe Deborah was found dead in a shallow grave. Photo Credit: @ToyosiGodwin
Source: Twitter

Suspects are being investigated

Abutu said the suspects were arrested and are being investigated after Deborah was found dead in a shallow grave.

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He explained that Deborah was declared missing from the school premises on Tuesday, September 2023.

"Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy while 10 suspects are currently in custody undergoing investigation."

Missing FUOYE student found dead in shallow grave

The Police PRO stated that the missing student was found dead in a shallow grave about 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.

Abutu added that the Commissioner of Police, Ogundare Dare, ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of Deborah’s death.

“…the Commissioner vows that the Command will do everything possible to unearth the identity of the perpetrator(s) and ensure they are made to face the full wrath of the law.”

Missing FUOYE student found dead

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) student, Atanda Modupe Deborah, has been found dead.

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Atanda, a 200-level student in the Department of Nursing, was declared missing after she set out to study at night on Monday, September 4.

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Source: Legit.ng

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