The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command successfully rescued a young woman from a suspected armed robber and ritualist at a hotel in the Wuse area of Abuja. The rescue operation followed a distress call from the hotel, reporting suspicious activity in one of their rooms.
According to SP Josephine Adeh, the command’s spokesperson, police operatives arrived at the scene and discovered a 25-year-old woman, Promise Eze from Ebonyi State, tied to a small chair with her mouth covered in plaster. She was found unconscious and in distress but was immediately freed and rushed to Wuse District Hospital, where she was resuscitated.
The victim had checked into the hotel on January 30, 2025, with a man who identified himself as Emmanuel Okoro from Lagos State. However, during police questioning, the victim revealed that she had met the suspect online, where he introduced himself as Michael Prince, claiming to be an oil company employee based in Delta State. Initially, the suspect invited her to Delta, but after she declined, they agreed to meet in Abuja.
Tragically, the meeting turned into a harrowing ordeal. The suspect allegedly brandished a dagger, using it to threaten and subdue the victim before restraining her by tying her hands and legs and taping her mouth shut inside the bathroom. He then fled the scene, stealing her two mobile phones. Before escaping, the victim overheard him speaking to suspected accomplices over the phone, informing them that he was on his way to regroup before returning to the hotel to “finish the job.”
The FCT Police Command has launched a full-scale manhunt for the suspect and is working tirelessly to ensure his immediate arrest. The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Olatunji Disu, strongly condemned the act of violence and urged residents, especially young women, to exercise caution when meeting individuals they do not know personally. He reassured the public of the FCT Police Command’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all residents.
AT Reporter
