The suspect, Gracious David West, was arrested on his way to Uyo from Port Harcourt
– David West gave a confession on how he murdered his victim in a hotel. A suspected serial killer, Gracious David West, arrested by the police has confessed to killing a woman in a hotel.
The suspect was arrested by police on Thursday, September 19 while he was on his way to Uyo from Port Harcourt.
In the video shared by the police, the suspect confessed to the killings.
He said he met his last victim at a club and after they agreed on a payment, they left the place together to a hotel.
The suspect said he and the victim ate and slept but that in the early hours of the morning, he brought out a knife and threatened to kill her with it if she shouted.
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— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) September 19, 2019
How PORT Harcourt Serial Killer WasApprehended
Personnel of the Rivers State Police Command, on Wednesday, rescued a young woman from being strangled at a hotel in the Mile 4 area of Port Harcourt.
The woman, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, was said to have struggled with the man, who attempted to strangle her with a pillow while she was asleep.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mustapha Dandaura, disclosed this while speaking with scores of women protesting the serial killing of young females in hotels in some parts of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the latest victim had slept off, but woke up around 2am only to notice that the man was trying to kill her with a pillow.
A source in the Mile 4 area said the woman raised the alarm when the man became violent and engaged her in a struggle as she tried to open the door.
The source stated, “The woman went into the hotel on the man’s invitation and when she slept off, the man tried to killed her with a pillow. She was lucky to have woken up as the man tried to pin her down.
“The woman immediately shouted for help and the people in the hotel called the police, who raced to the scene and forced the door open. The police eventually rescued the woman and arrested the man.”
Confirming the incident, Dandaura said the suspected killer was arrested by his men when they got to the hotel, adding that a thorough investigation had commenced into the matter.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said the suspect had been moved to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
Omoni explained that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspected killer was an indigene of Akwa Ibom State.
He stated, “The young woman escaped, because she was able to raise the alarm around 2am. She was sleeping and suddenly woke up to see the man, who brought her to the hotel, charging at her.
“The man tried to strangle her and he was arrested by our men. He is from Akwa Ibom and is a builder. He told us that he was a school dropout. The people in the hotel called the police, who rushed to the place, rescued the young woman and arrested the man.”
Meanwhile, scores of women took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Wednesday in protest. They called on the police and other security agencies to fish out those behind the serial killing of young women in hotels in the state.
The women, who were clad in black attire, marched to the Government House, the Department of State Services office and the state police command headquarters.