‘We raped her, killed her and then poured acid on her body”- man recounts how he and three others murdered a petty trader who he had sold a piece of land to

A suspected murderer, Prince Reuben, from Etche community in Rivers state has been arrested for conspiring with three of his friends who are currently at large to rape and murder a petty trader, Joy Saturday.

The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba, said Reuben who hails form Etche in Rivers state had earlier sold a piece of land to the trader a hard working mother of four, who laboured so hard to put together the N250, 000 to buy a plot of land from him.

Thereafter he lured this lady, pretended that there is another vacant land for sale. Joy Saturday accompanied Prince to the bush side, after he had conspired with three of his friends namely Nwaba, Promise and Chinedu to kidnap, gang rape her, stole the only cash sum with her, N20, 000 and then shot her to death. After killing her, they poured acid on her body and then threw her body into the forest.

Nwaba, Chinedu and Promise are currently at large”Mba appealed to residents of the state and Etche community to come forward with any useful information that will help in securing the arrest of the fleeing suspects.

When interrogated, Reuben recounted how he and the others carried out the dastard act. ”I am here for the killing of Miss Joy Saturday. On that day, I went to my working place. She called me on phone that she is coming to see the land. I said Okay and that I went to work and that my closing time is by 4. She said okay and that when I close I should call her. Before then, my three friends told me that they are going to kidnap her and make money from her. I said okay no problem. On that day, they stayed in the bush and then I took her to the land. My three friends came out and we kidnapped her and took her to the forest. We raped her. We killed her. We poured her acid” he said

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