THE police in Sokoto have said that one of the prime suspects in the murder of Deborah Samuel as a foreign intruder from the neighbouring Niger Republic.
Officials said the suspect could not be found in the metropolis despite being captured on camera proclaiming his role in the lynching and burning of the 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education.
“We started looking for him immediately we saw his video on social media because he is fundamental to our investigation,” a top police source said on Friday evening. “We are now learning that he is not even a Nigerian but only came in illegally from Niger Republic to cause chaos in our country.”
“Some officers are saying he is a Nigerian and we need additional time to find him,” our informant said. “We have no facial recognition database, but we are following all available intelligence on the matter.”
