Kennedy told police about his abduction three weeks before he was killed but police did nothing about it

An inquest into the murder of Nigerian student, Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede revealed that he had been found wandering in the same area three weeks before his death and had told police he had been abducted and attacked – but officers were unable to substantiate his claim and did nothing about it. 

A resident and neighbour to murdered Kennedy who stood as a witness in court told the court that Kennedy who worked as cook in a restaurant in Iskele was forced by 3-4 Turkish Cypriot men out of his apartment and forced into a vehicle, adding that Kennedy cried for help while he was being taken away.
 
An eyewitness to the court:

Sır It was 9:30am. There was noise from the apartment. I didn't care at first. Black friends staying upstairs were always making noise. When the sound continued on the street, I looked out onto the balcony. I saw 3-4 people speaking in the Cypriot dialect and trying to force the young black man into the car. 'Help' he was screaming for help. He managed to escape. Then he fell to the ground, took a few bumps on the floor. 3-4 people hit him with their foot a few times. The street was dark, I couldn't see who they were. They were all men and spoke with the Cypriot accent. One of them was wearing white trousers. Then the young man's voice was cut off, he fainted if I was not mistaken. They put the young man in the car. I couldn't see the color of the car, but I got the license plate because the lights were on. The plate was GU 042.

The accused, Nidai Şanlı, 28, Ozan Körkurt, 18, Onur Körkurt, 21, Simge Dağdur, 17 and Zekeriya Kurucu, 22, who have been in detention under heavy securities at the Lefkosa Central prison since February were taken to court in Lefkosa on Friday.

They were charged with ”murder,” ”kidnapping,” ”serious assault,” and carrying dangerous weapons.

Report also revealed that Kennedy had been found wandering in the same area where he was killed three weeks before his death and had told police he had been abducted and attacked – but officers were unable to substantiate his claim and did nothing about it. 

The case will be be heard again on November, 1, 2018.

Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede, 28, an Architecture student at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusa was kidnapped from his residence in Famagusta by some Turkish Cypriot gang members on January, 29, 2018 and taken to the Çanakkale lake in the outskirt of the city where he was seriously beaten and killed.

Following the incident, 7 suspects namely; Ozan Korkurt, 18, Zekeriya Founder, 22, Burcu Çelik, 16, Onur Körkurt, 21, Simge Dağdur, 17, Aydan Sel and Nidai Şanlı, 28 were arrested in connection with the murder and charged to court for murder, human abduction and serious assault.

Police investigation later revealed that Kennedy was murdered over 1000TL loan.