Northern Cyprus police on Thursday arraigned six suspects, including the prime suspect connected to the murder of a Nigerian student Walshak Augustine Ngok, 25, who was found dead in a forest area in Haspolat on Friday, April 19.
Ngok was murdered by his roommate identified as Chrstopher Ezeh, 29, over a dispute.
After their arraignment, the court ordered that the six suspects be remanded for eight day to enable the police to carry out further investigation.
An autopsy carried out on Ngok revealed that he died from head trauma as a result of severe beating, the student suffered from blunt head trauma, cerebral hemorrhage and loss of breath as a result of being choked.
Earlier on Sunday, Northern Cyprus police carried out an operation in Gonyeli in which nine people, all foreigners were arrested and detained for investigation.
Another three suspect were detained in another home operation. Among those arrested are 9 Nigerians, 2 Zimbabweans and 1 Ghanaian.
Police investigation revealed six people have no connection with Ngok murder.
Those released are Prience Ogunmanam (Nigerian), Chinoso Chiemelie Onue (Nigerian), Gabriel Kelechi Muukwe (Nigerian), Christian Chukwuka Ezani (Nigerian), Clement Ozuman Manufur, (Nigerian), and Ifeanyichukwu Valentine Eze (Nigerian).