Dewakei |
The State Security Service has
arrested a father of 10, Saturday Dewakei, who allegedly kidnapped Abubakar
Adamu, the five-year-old son of his neighbour and killed him when his demand
for a N5m ransom was not met.
The SSS tendered the remains of
the victim on Wednesday, which were mainly bones, including his ribs, femur,
dental cavity and a locally-made pistol that was recovered from the suspect.
Parading the suspect in Abuja on
Wednesday, the SSS Deputy Director, Operations, FCT Command, Ibrahim Halilu,
explained that Dewakei killed the boy in
an uncompleted building and dumped his body in a water-filled soakaway when the
ransom he demanded was not paid.
He stated that the victim’s
father, identified as Isah, paid Dewakei N100,000, adding that the suspect
murdered Adamu because he was dissatisfied with the amount.
Halilu stated that Dewakei was
apprehended by operatives when he accepted the offer of additional N300,000
after he had killed his victim.
“Investigation revealed that
Dewakei killed the child and dumped the body in a soakaway when the ransom was
not paid. He has taken operatives of this service to the scene of crime where
the remains of the kidnapped boy were recovered,”Halilu said.
Dewakei, who appealed to Isah for
forgiveness, said he kidnapped the boy.
He said, “I did not kill him. The
victim was running away and he fell into the soakaway.
“I brought him out, but he had
died because his hands were tied. The boy
died in my arms; the parents should please forgive me. I only kidnapped
him to make small money.”
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