By Esther Ososanya
Operatives of the Police Command have arrested one David Moses, a security guard working in a school, for allegedly conspiring with his friend, Sunday Irimiya, who is on the run, to murder a carer and a toddler entrusted to her care.
A statement from the command said on 23rd July 2025, the command received a report of the sudden disappearance of Mrs Chinyere Anaene, a 55-year-old nurse at Clear Hope Foundation Academy, Dawaki, Abuja, and Nanenter Asher Yese, a one-year-and-two-month-old toddler.
The command said the suspects allegedly lured Mrs Anaene to the school bathroom, where they attacked and strangled her, while David took the child from a classroom and murdered him in the same manner, adding that their bodies were placed in a sack, transported using a scavenger’s cart, and dumped in a canal.
A statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, the command public relations officer, said on 23rd July 2025, the command received a report of the sudden disappearance of Mrs Chinyere Anaene, a 55-year-old nurse at Clear Hope Foundation Academy, Dawaki, Abuja, and Nanenter Asher Yese, a one-year-and-two-month-old toddler.
The Command Public Relations Officer said later that day, while at the police station, the carer’s husband received a call asking for ₦250 million as ransom through the late wife’s mobile phone.
The Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, according to the statement, traced the victims and suspects to Yelwa and Uke in Nasarawa State and arrested David Moses, a security guard at the school, revealing that Moses later confessed to having conspired with his best friend, Sunday Irimiya (still at large), to commit the crime.
Esther Ososanya is an investigative journalist with Pinnacle Daily, reporting across health, business, environment, metro, Fct and crime. Known for her bold, empathetic storytelling, she uncovers hidden truths, challenges broken systems, and gives voice to overlooked Nigerians. Her work drives national conversations and demands accountability one powerful story at a time.
