A shocking account of the lead-up to the horrific murder of Ms. Dagan Laetitia Naankang, an Assistant Director, Administration at the State House, Abuja, has surfaced.
It has been disclosed that 47-year-old Naankang endured a slow and agonizing death at the hands of fraudsters known as Yahoo Boys, allegedly because she reported their illegal activities to the police.
She was found murdered in her apartment on Monday at the hands of unidentified perpetrators (read here).
According to Guardian.ng, Naankang had discovered the presence of Yahoo boys in her neighborhood in the Lokogoma area of Abuja, which made her feel uneasy in that vicinity.
She confided in her close friends about her intentions to relocate. However, apprehensive for her safety in the meantime, she took the step of reporting them to the police.
However, it has been revealed that the police subsequently released the suspects after interrogating them.
It is alleged that the individuals responsible for reporting them to the police had their identities leaked by police personnel to the offenders, leading them to decide to make Naankang pay for her actions.
On Monday, February 17, Naankang worked in her office until 8 pm before returning home, where she was attacked and killed by 11 pm.
Reportedly, the assailants first restrained Naankang in her apartment, as she lived alone. Subsequently, they subjected her to various indecent acts before strangling her to death and setting her body on fire.
It has also been revealed that her gateman, suspected of being an accomplice, was apprehended by security authorities and provided valuable information that could aid in tracking down the culprits.
Furthermore, the publication stated that one of the assailants took the victim’s mobile phone, mistaking it for their own, and left their own phone at the crime scene.
It is believed that this phone may assist the police in locating the perpetrators.