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The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the arrest of two suspected
cult members who were said to have killed Miss Seiyefa Fred during a
robbery incident in Yenagoa on November 8, 2018. The Special Adviser
to the Governor of Bayelsa State on Security, Boss Spero-Jack, said the
two suspects linked to the murder of Seiyefa, 100 level student of
Mathematics at the Niger Delta University, were apprehended by the
Bayelsa State Vigilance Service on Friday. According to him, the two
suspects, Junior Danumunabo, aged 20, from Nembe Local Government Area
of the state and one Ezeago, were picked up at Amarata area at about 5am
on Friday following investigation into the crime. He said that the
preliminary findings indicated that Ezeago was the leader of the gang,
who gave the gun with which Seiyefa was killed, to Danumunabo. He said
that the suspects had been handed over to the Nigerian Police for
further interrogation. The governor’s aide on security added that
efforts were being intensified to ensure the arrest of all those
involved in the murder of the NDU student. Spero-Jack said the state
government would ensure that those who killed her and their
counterparts, who constitute threat to the lives of innocent Bayelsans,
are made to face the wrath of the law. Also, the spokesperson of the
state police command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the arrest of the
suspects and the recovery of a locally made pistol.The post Two suspected cultists arrested for killing a100 level student over an iPhone in Bayelsa State
