Security operatives have apprehended a woman who allegedly paid hired killers N200,000 to murder her mate in Ayakoromo community, Burutu local government area of Delta State, last July.
Reports from area indicated that a combined team of Police, Department of State Security and the Nigerian Army also arrested one of the suspected killers, who narrated during interrogation how the woman from Enekorogha community hired him and others to kill Mrs. Anetorufa Morko and son, Doutimi Eseimo.
Commending the security agencies for the arrest on Sunday, a rights group, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusaders, FOHURAC, said, “Now that the suspects are in the police net, we suggest that they should be brought to book according to the laws of the land.”
Alaowei Cleric, National president of the group, said in a statement, “We have special interest in the matter and we will ensure that whoever is culpable in the matter will not go scot-free. We shall mount surveillance in the process to ensure that justice is done in the matter.
“We will synergise with all relevant authorities for the prosecution of the case, including securing legal services for the bereaved family. Our primary concern is for justice to be done so as to serve as a deterrent to others,” he asserted.
