Uduak Akpan, the suspected killer of job seeker Iniobong Umoren, on Monday, pleaded guilty to the murder charges leveled against him.
Mr. Akpan was arraigned at the State High Court in Uyo, alongside his father.
He pleaded guilty to murder but pleaded not guilty to the rape charges, according to Premium Times.
Ms Umoren had announced through her Twitter handle, @HinyHumoren on April 27 that she was in need of a job.
A friend of Umoren with Twitter username @UmohUduak1, initiated the search for her missing friend on April 29 when she could not reach her after they both discussed about an interview Umoren was attending.
The same friend later confirmed that her friend had been murdered and efforts were ramped up to arrest the killer.
The state police command later picked up Mr. Uduak Akpan, disclosing that the suspect lured the victim to his house in the guise of offering her a job.
The command said the suspect raped the victim in his house and killed her, discarding her remains in a shallow grave in his father’s compound.
Mr. Akpan had recounted his tale during a press conference in May, narrating how he lured, attempted to rape the deceased and eventually murdered Ms Umoren using blunt force after she had tried to defend herself.
Ms Umoren was confirmed dead on April 30 and buried in her hometown, Nung Ita, Ikot Essien in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
