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FCT Police Command rescues lady from a suspected ritual!st she met online

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully rescued a young woman from a suspected arm3d r0bber and ritual!st, launching an immediate m@nhunt for the fleeing suspect.

A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, says on January 31st, 2025, at approximately 11:30 am, the Command received a distress call from a hotel in the Wuse area of the FCT, reporting suspicious activity in one of their rooms.

Responding swiftly, police operatives arrived at the scene and discovered a 25-year-old woman, Promise Eze, from Ebonyi State, tied to a small chair with her mouth covered in plaster. She was found unconscious and in distress. Officers acted immediately, freeing her from captivity and rushing her to Wuse District Hospital, where she was resuscitated.

Preliminary investigations revealed a disturbing pattern of deception and vi0lence. The victim had checked into the hotel a day earlier, on January 30th, 2025, at about 7:00 AM, in the company of a man who identified himself as Emmanuel Okoro from Lagos State.

However, during police questioning, the victim disclosed that she had met the suspect online, where he introduced himself under the alias Michael Prince, claiming to be an oil company employee based in Delta State. Initially, he invited her to Delta, but after she declined, they agreed to meet in Abuja.

Adeh added that tragically, what was meant to be an innocent meeting turned into a harrowing ordeal.

“The suspect allegedly brandished a d@gger, using it to thr3aten and subdue the victim before restraining her by tying her hands and legs and taping her mouth shut inside the bathroom.

He then fled the scene, st3aling her two mobile phones. Alarmingly, before escaping, the victim overheard him speaking to suspected accomplices over the phone, informing them that he was on his way to regroup before returning to the hotel to finish the job.”

Adeh said the FCT Police Command has launched a full-scale manhunt for the suspect and is working tirelessly to ensure his immediate arrest.

The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Olatunji Disu, psc, strongly condemns this act of vi0lence and urges residents especially young women to exercise caution when meeting individuals they do not know personally.

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