How Abuja School Security Guard Kidnapped, Murdered Nurse, Toddler After Collecting ₦3m Ransom

A tragic case of betrayal and violence has emerged from the Federal Capital Territory, as a school security guard, David Moses, has confessed to the kidnapping and murder of a staff nurse, Chinyere Anaene, and a 14-month-old child, Nanenther Asher Yese.

The victims were both attached to Clear Hope Foundation Academy in the Dawaki area of Abuja. Moses, who was employed as a security guard at the school, made the shocking confession at the FCT Police Command on Friday, August 1, 2025.

According to Moses, he conspired with an accomplice, identified as Sunday Irimiya, to carry out the crime on July 23. The duo initially demanded ₦250 million in ransom from the victims’ families but later settled for ₦3 million, which they successfully collected.

“What brought me here is that I killed a child with a nurse in the school on July 23. Me and my friend, we demanded for ₦250 [million] ransom. Later on, we settled for ₦3 million, which we collected,” he said during the police interrogation.

Moses disclosed that a disagreement over the ransom money turned violent, leading to his partner stabbing him and fleeing with the entire amount.

Struggling for help, he approached a local resident and eventually surrendered to the police after being taken to a hospital for treatment.

“When we collected the money and were sharing it, that was when we had an issue. My friend stabbed me with a knife, took the money, and ran away. I struggled and took myself to someone’s house and told the person what was going on. But I didn’t tell the full truth at that time because I was afraid the community might have killed me immediately,” he recounted.

Moses said he later insisted on speaking with the police to give a full account of the incident. After receiving medical attention, he narrated how he and Sunday lured the nurse and killed her.

“I went to call her from her class. When I called her, I told her I wanted to show her something near the front toilet where Sunday was hiding. He came out from behind and held the woman. He put a rope around her neck and started strangling her. She struggled but eventually became weak,” he said.

He further revealed that the child was also killed afterward at the insistence of his accomplice.

The FCT Police Command has yet to issue an official statement on the ongoing investigation or the whereabouts of the second suspect, Sunday Irimiya.