Crime
Police nab ‘Yahoo boy’ who wanted to use lover for money rituals
A man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over an alleged failed attempt to use his girlfriend for money rituals.
It was gathered that the suspect was caught attempting to behead the victim along SETRACO Road, Amassoma/Ogobiri axis of the state on Tuesday morning, September 21.
The girl, said to be a student of the Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island (NDU) was fortunately rescued by youths of Ogobiri community and police operatives.
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According to a post by Kokobaiye Abeki, the Special Adviser to Governor Diri on New Media, the suspect who has been dating the girl, lured her to Setraco Road along Ogobiri-Toruebeni drive.
The suspect has since been handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation.
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