Kidnappers Fall Out Over N3m Ransom After Killing Abuja Victims

A chilling confession has emerged from a kidnap suspect in Abuja, revealing how a brutal dispute over a N3 million ransom led to internal violence among abductors and exposed the gruesome murders of their two victims: a 55-year-old school nurse and a 14-month-old toddler.

The suspect, identified as David Moses, a security guard formerly deployed to the Clear Hope Foundation Academy in Dawaki, Abuja, made the shocking revelations to journalists at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Friday, August 1, 2025. Moses confessed to the killing of Mrs. Chinyere Anaene, the school nurse and caregiver, and Nanenter Yese, the toddler, who had gone missing from the school on July 23, 2025.

Moses implicated an alleged accomplice, Sunday Irimiya, who is currently at large, as the mastermind who pushed him into the heinous crime. He recounted how he and Sunday lured Mrs. Anaene out of her class under the guise of checking a toilet, where Sunday allegedly strangled her with a rope after a struggle. The infant, Nanenter Yese, was later abducted and killed at Sunday’s insistence, despite Moses’s initial reluctance.

The gruesome details of the killings were compounded by an internal betrayal over the collected ransom. Moses revealed that after demanding an initial N250 million, they eventually settled for and collected N3 million. However, a violent disagreement erupted during the sharing of the money. “We had issues while sharing the ransom. My friend stabbed me with a knife, took the money, and ran away,” Moses confessed.

Injured and abandoned, Moses sought help, initially giving a partial account out of fear of reprisal from the community. He later insisted on seeing the police, hoping to receive medical attention and eventually, confessing the full story after treatment.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, confirmed that the victims were reported missing on July 23, 2025, and a N250 million ransom was indeed demanded via the caregiver’s phone on the same day. Following an intensive investigation, police operatives apprehended Moses.

In connection with the crime, the police have also arrested the school principal, two other security guards, and the Chief Security Officer of the private security company that deployed Moses to the school. A representative of the security company, Zachariah Fiyinfoluwa, distanced himself from knowledge of the accomplice, Sunday, but admitted the company’s significant lapse in properly documenting Moses’s employment, including failing to keep his guarantor’s information.

The chilling confession underscores the escalating dangers of kidnapping in the FCT and highlights the disturbing internal dynamics within criminal syndicates. Investigations are ongoing as authorities intensify efforts to apprehend Sunday Irimiya and bring all perpetrators to justice.