By Deborah Nnamdi
The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Saka Adewale Ajao, on Friday announced the arrest of a security guard, David Moses, in connection with the gruesome murder of a 55-year-old school nurse, Mrs. Chinyere Anaene, and a 14-month-old child, Nanenter Asher Yese, at Clear Hope Foundation Academy, Dawaki, Abuja.
According to CP Ajao, the victims were reported missing on July 23, 2025. That same day, a ransom demand of M250 million was made using the nurse’s mobile phone. Despite having killed the victims, the suspects later extorted N3 million from the family under the pretense that the victims were still alive.
Following investigations, police operatives arrested David Moses, who confessed to the crime and revealed that he conspired with a friend, Sunday Irimiya—currently at large—to kidnap the victims for ransom.
Moses admitted that the plan escalated to murder after a dispute with Irimiya over how the ransom money would be shared. According to his statement, Sunday stabbed him and fled with the money. Injured, Moses sought help and was later handed over to the police after receiving medical attention.
Narrating how the killings occurred, Moses said the nurse was lured to a toilet on the school premises where Sunday, lying in wait, strangled her with a rope. Initially hesitant to involve the child, Moses claimed Sunday insisted the baby also be killed to increase the chances of ransom payment. He eventually brought the child to Sunday, who killed the toddler.
In his words: “The woman was kind to me. She even gave me N300 to buy food that day. I had never done anything like this before—this was the first time someone pushed me into evil.”
CP Ajao further revealed that additional arrests were made, including the school principal, two other security guards, and the Chief Security Officer of the private firm that deployed Moses.
Zachariah Fiyinfoluwa, a representative of the private security company, admitted to lapses in documentation, revealing that Moses’ employment was not properly recorded, and guarantor information was missing. He also acknowledged failure in supervisory duties at the school.
Investigations are ongoing as police continue efforts to apprehend the second suspect, Sunday Irimiya.
