The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a security guard, Mr. David Moses, in connection with the abduction and murder of a 14-month-old kindergarten pupil and a school nurse at Clear Hope Foundation Academy, located in the Dawaki District of Abuja.
The tragic incident, which has sent shockwaves through the community, unfolded on July 23, 2025. According to FCT Police Commissioner, Ajao Adewale, both victims—the 55-year-old school nurse, Mrs. Chinyere Anaene, and the toddler, Nanenter Asher Yese—were reported missing the same day. Shortly after their disappearance, the nurse’s husband received a ransom demand of ₦250 million via her mobile phone.
Despite the fact that the victims had already been killed, the perpetrators deceitfully continued to extort the family, eventually settling for a reduced ransom of ₦3 million.
Commissioner Adewale disclosed that following detailed investigations, Mr. David Moses was apprehended. During interrogation, he confessed to orchestrating the crime alongside his accomplice, Sunday Irimiya, who is currently at large. In addition to Moses, police have also arrested the school principal, two additional security guards, and the chief security officer of the private firm that deployed Moses to the school.
Speaking further, CP Adewale said:
“On July 23, 2025, the Command received a distress call reporting the sudden disappearance of a nurse and a toddler at Clear Hope Foundation Academy. Ransom negotiations soon followed, demanding ₦250 million. However, investigations later revealed that the victims were already dead by then, yet the suspects still proceeded to collect ₦3 million from the family.”
In a chilling confession, Moses told journalists: “I was arrested because I killed a child and a nurse at Clear Hope School. My friend, Sunday, and I initially demanded ₦250 million, but later agreed on ₦3 million, which we collected.”
He recounted that the plan was to abduct the victims and demand ransom. However, the scheme turned deadly when an argument broke out between him and Sunday during the sharing of the money.
“When we were sharing the money, we had a fight. Sunday stabbed me with a knife and ran away with the money,” Moses said.
Injured and bleeding, Moses sought help from a local resident.
“I couldn’t tell the full truth immediately because I feared the community would lynch me,” he admitted.
He later requested police intervention and medical treatment, after which he fully confessed to the authorities.
Describing the events in detail, Moses revealed that the nurse was tricked into going to a toilet on the school premises under the pretense of checking something.
“I called her out of her class and led her to the toilet area. Sunday was already hiding there. As we approached, he jumped out and strangled her with a rope until she went limp,” Moses explained.
He claimed that he initially resisted Sunday’s insistence on killing the child but eventually gave in.
“I told him the woman was enough, but he insisted that we needed the child to justify the ransom. So, I went and brought the baby.”
Moses expressed remorse, saying:
“I had never done anything like this before. The woman was actually kind to me. She gave me ₦300 that very day to buy food, and had helped me before.”
Zachariah Fiyinfoluwa, a representative of the private security firm that deployed Moses to the school, confirmed that David Moses was their employee but claimed ignorance of the involvement of Sunday Irimiya.
“I only became aware of the incident when the school principal called. We had posted David to the school. I don’t know any Sunday,” he said.
Fiyinfoluwa also admitted that the company failed in proper documentation of Moses’ employment.
“We didn’t retain his guarantor’s records. That is clearly our fault,” he acknowledged.
When asked about supervision and site monitoring, Fiyinfoluwa confirmed that routine checks were expected, but failed to specify whether such visits occurred at Clear Hope School.
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