Two suspects have been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command in connection with the disappearance of one Miss Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate student of University of Delta (UNIDEL), Agbor, Delta State.
On March 30, 2024, inhabitants of Iru Egbede community in Orhionmwon local government area of neighbouring Edo State, reported the sudden disappearance of their daughter, Faith Omodon, who is studying Business Administration in the university.
According to the father of the missing girl, Mr. Edward Omodon, Faith was last seen on March 30, after leaving home for farm and she never returned.
According to him, the incident occurred when the community was holding its national conference.
“We usually have Iru national conference at this time of the year. We were seated inside the community hall when we heard loud wailing outside that my daughter was missing.
“She had left for the farm earlier that morning with a motorbike taking her breakfast flask with her,” he said.
Corroborating Mr Omodon’s story, Mr Ikpoba Johnbull, Head of the village vigilance group, said, “soon after the news of her disappearance broke that evening, we followed the girl’s mother to the farm.
“We immediately mobilised and combed the area up to Izighiri and Uwumuwe, two neighbouring villages, but could not find any trace of her.
“We only found the leftover of her lunch flask. We informed our neighbouring vigilance groups as we spent that night inside the bush but there was no result.”
LEADERSHIP gathered that the matter was reported at the Abudu Police Division which was confirmed by Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Iyayi Kenneth, who said, “We have transferred the case to the state police command for further investigation.”
The Edo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, also confirmed the incident, saying investigation was on to unravel the circumstances surrounding Miss Omodon’s disappearance.
However, berely a month, the vigilante group in the community said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Faith Omodon and are now in Police custody
Speaking, the National Youth chairman of Iru-Egbede Community, Mr. Donald Isioma, disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Saturday afternoon.
He said the two persons were arrested when they tracked the phone of the missing girl to their possession.
According to Isioma, so far, the Police have recovered the phone from the suspects and the motorbike Miss Omodon rode to the farm on the day she got missing.
Unfortunately, he disclosed that one of the suspects, who is a member of the community, has confessed while being interrogated at Okpaihe Police Station that they had killed the girl. The suspects were later transfered to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Benin City.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Superintendent Chidi Nwabuzor, said information concerning the arrest was yet to reach him but he promised to get back as soon as he was able to contact men of the SCID.
