14-Year-Old Girl Dies While In Hotel Room With Lover
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, Lucky Okubo, over the death of his 14-year-old lover identified as Shallon Ebitare.
The girl was reported to have died in the company of her 17-year-old lover in a hotel room in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The incident happened on Wednesday when the minor and her boyfriend went to a hotel in Yenagoa, but she was said to have slumped and died in a bathroom inside the hotel.
The deceased, it was gathered was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yenagoa for medical attention but she was later confirmed dead
The Bayelsa State Police Command’s spokesman, ASP Musa Muhammed, while confirming the incident, said in a statement that the state’s Commissioner of Police has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the girl.
He said: “Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command apprehended a suspect in connection with the suspected murder of one Shallon Ebitare, ‘f’ a 14-year-old resident of Akaibiri Community in Yenagoa LGA.
“The suspect claimed that the deceased went to the bathroom to take her bath but fell, and sustained injuries. Sequel to this, he invited the hotel manager who assisted in taking the deceased to FMC Yenagoa where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty. Meanwhile, the suspect is in custody at the SCID Yenagoa while investigation continues with a view to ascertain the cause of death.”
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