The police in Ekiti State have arrested 10 suspects in connection with the death of Modupe Deborah Atanda, a 200 Level Nursing Students of the Federal University, Oye, FUOYE, Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The spokesman of Ekiti State Police Command, DSP Abutu Sunday, made this known on Thursday in a press statement he issued on behalf of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ogundare Dare.
His words: “Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy while 10 suspects are currently in custody undergoing investigation.”
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Earlier in the statement the spokesman pointed out that the commissioner of police had ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the death of the student who was declared missing within the school premises on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, but was found dead in a shallow grave at a distance of about 30 meters behind the Nursing Lecture Hall.
While appealing to everyone to be calm, the police boss was said to have vowed that the command would do everything possible to unearth the identity of the perpetrator (s) and ensure they were made to face the full wrath of the law.
The police spokesman said the command enjoined anyone with useful information concerning the ugly incident to visit Oye Divisional Police Headquarters, Oye-Ekiti or State CIID or call 09064050086/08053499199.
