Men of the Rivers State Police Command on Thursday, arrested and detained a security guard, John Danjuma, for killing his former boss, Boma Amabomu Jumbo.
The suspect allegedly killed the victim, a Director of Administration at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, after he had been dismissed from his job because of theft.
It was learnt that Danjuma, who was facing a court trial for stealing $10,000 from his former boss, allegedly broke into the victim’s house, a day after he was granted bail, used a cutlass to hack her to death after scaling the fence into house compound.
It was also learnt that earlier before killing Jumbo, the suspect had earlier killed the woman, who recommended him for the security job.
A source disclosed that Danjuma, who hails from Nasarawa State, confessed in a video interrogation and admitted before the Rivers State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) that he broke into the home of Boma where he had been dismissed as gateman, used a matchet to butcher her in the early hours of Tuesday.
The suspect had been under detention, facing trial over suspicion of stealing from the victim, including missing $10,000 and had targeted and killed her former boss the day after being granted bail and judgement fixed on his trial two days after.
Danjuma was quoted to have said: “The truth is that me and she (deceased) have issue in the court and judgement is coming next tomorrow (sic). They are prosecuting me about missing $10,000. And I don’t know about that money. though I took her jewelries after killing her.”
“I just left a murder scene at about 11pm for the mortuary. Yesterday, an inlaw of mine was murdered by her former security guard who already standing trial in respect of theft of her properties including cash. She was to testify against him in court this morning.
“Soon after he was granted bail by the Rivers state Magistrate Court hearing the case, he began to plot her elimination. So yesterday, he gained access to her resident situated at G.R.A. by scaling the fence and squeezing through the guest room toilet of the house to strike.
“Armed with a sharp machete, he lunched a suprise attack, striking her neck and head severally. Earlier same day, the same suspect killed the lady that recommended him to her (Boma) for employment as security man.
“Unfortunately for him, he was caught this time around while trying to escape with items stolen from the resident and the blood of the victim all over his body. He is presently held at SCID, PH. Suspect is from Nasarawa State,” a relation, Dolapo Tella Attoni, posted on her Facebook page.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command’s spokesperson, Grace Irinke-Koko, spoke with newsmen, saying: “Yes, the suspect has been arrested and detained in SCID. Meanwhile investigation is ongoing and the Command would give details on the matter on Friday.”
