According to the police commissioner, the victims were identified as 25-year-old Abah John Friday and his 19-year-old female friend, Okah Andrel Eloho.

The Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police has confirmed the arrest of a landlord and two others in connection with the abduction and murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko.

The state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this on Wednesday during a briefing to journalists in Akure on the command’s recent breakthroughs.

According to the police commissioner, the victims were identified as 25-year-old Abah John Friday and his 19-year-old female friend, Okah Andrel Eloho.

Lawal further revealed that the arrested landlord, Oladele Femi, confessed to orchestrating the abduction and playing a role in covering up the murder.

He explained that the arrests followed a petition dated June 24, 2025, submitted by G.O. Omoedu & Co., Legal Practitioners, on behalf of Emmanuel Peter, a resident of Shagari Village, Akure.

The petition, according to him, was over the disappearance of Mr. Peter’s younger brother, Friday, and his friend, Eloho, who went missing on June 20, 2025.

“Upon receipt of the complaint, detectives from anti-kidnapping swung into action and launched an intensive investigation into the reported abduction. Forensic tracking led investigators to Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, where an iPhone 14 Pro Max belonging to one of the victims (Friday) was recovered from one Abdul Mohammed Mubarak, 38,” said Mr Lawal.

The police chief added, “Mubarak confessed to purchasing the phone from one Ojo Michael, whose arrest was subsequently effected in Aramoko-Ekiti, while a Lexus RX 350 vehicle belonging to the victims was also recovered at the point of arrest.

“During interrogation, Michael confessed to participating in the robbery, abduction, and eventual murder of the victims.”

The police stated that Mr Michael further disclosed that the operation was masterminded by “one Oladele Femi—the landlord of the male victim”.

Mr Femi allegedly engaged Mr Michael and another accomplice, identified as Kola (currently at large), to carry out the crime.

The police said investigations revealed that N800,000 was transferred from Mr Friday’s account while he was held captive.

The police commissioner, who explained that Mr Michael admitted raping the female victim upon recognising him, said the suspect executed Ms Eloho along with her friend (Mr Friday) to prevent them from exposing him.

He said Mr Michael and his accomplice (Kola) disposed of the victims’ bodies at separate locations between Agbado and Ode-Ekiti in Ekiti State.

Further investigation led to the arrest of Mr Femi, who confessed to initiating the plot and aiding in the concealment of the murders. Acting on this confession, detectives recovered the body of Ms Eloho in a bush near Ode-Ekiti.

Her remains have been deposited at the General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy.

“Efforts are ongoing to recover the remains of the male victim, who is believed to have been dumped in a river by an accomplice still at large. This case stands as a tragic reminder of the brutality of premeditated crimes and the devastating consequences of betrayal and greed,” the police commissioner said.

“The victims, young, promising undergraduates, were senselessly raped and murdered in cold blood.”

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