Sokoto State Police have announced their agents are still searching for the suspected killer of Shehu Shagari College of Education student Deborah Samuel.
Recall that in May 2022, Samuel was stoned to death on blasphemy charges by some students believed to be her classmates.
This was announced by the command’s spokesman, DSP Sanusi Abubakar, in an interview with The Punch on Sunday.
The PPRO said those arrested by police were not the prime suspects.
Abubakar said they were just among those who organized the uprising.
He added that those arrested were still in pre-trial detention as ordered by the court.
Abubakar further said that the main suspects are still at large and that efforts are underway to arrest them.
The police spokesman said: “Those we arrested at the time, although not the alleged killers, contributed to the violent uprising and were brought to trial where the judge ordered that they be remanded in custody.
As for these alleged killers, we have distributed their images to media houses and sent our information to every part of the state.
“We are still on the lookout for them and are confident of being able to apprehend them wherever they are hiding.
We will track them down and sue them in a court of competent jurisdiction.”
He promised that the command would not be biased in the case, adding that State Police Commissioner Muhammed Gumel would ensure justice was done.
