The suspected killer of one Miss Ruth Bako of Farin Gada area in Jos North LGA of Plateau State, Friday Samson, has explained why he killed her before raping her corpse.

The suspect, who resides in the same area with the victim, said he tried all he could to convince her to sleep with him but that she refused, hence he stabbed her with a knife on the chest and raped her.

Samson disclosed this Tuesday when he was paraded alongside 12 other suspected criminals at the headquarters of the state police command.

He said, “I didn’t know her. I stopped her on the way and requested if she could agree to sleep with me, but she refused. I made several attempts but didn’t succeed; that was why I stabbed her with a knife and raped her.”

The spokesperson of the state command, DSP Alabo Alfred, narrated how the suspect was arrested.

He said, “Sequel to the killing of one Miss Ruth Bako ‘f’ of Angwan Jarawa, Farin Gada, Jos, on the 10/12/2022, where she was stabbed, raped and her property carted away by an unknown person, police operatives of Laranto Division led by CSP Pam Dauda Ishaya swung into action and arrested one Ephraim Emmanuel ‘m’ of Angwan Jarawa, Farin Gada, Jos, with the victim’s phone. Upon interrogation, the suspect disclosed that one Friday Samson ‘m’ of the same address sold the phone to him.

“Further investigation led to the arrest of the said Friday Samson, the culprit who confessed to have raped and killed the said Miss Ruth Bako. Investigation is ongoing.”

(Daily Trust)