Kidnappers kill Abuja victim after collecting N16.2m ransom, suspects arrested – Police

Premium Times24 October 2026, 12:41 UTCNigeria

Mr Godfrey, an assistant commissioner of police, said the deceased, Oluwadamilola Adedayo, 14, was murdered after resisting an attempt by her abductors to sexually molest her. The post Kidnappers kill Abuja victim after collecting N16.2m ransom, suspects arrested – Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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