UNIPORT Undergraduate Found Dead In Boyfriend’s Apartment, Body Dismembered
A 300-level student of Biological Chemistry at the University of Port Harcourt, Justina Otuene Nkang, has been found dead in the home of her boyfriend, simply identified as Collins.
Osun Defender gathered that the incident occurred along NTA Road, Mgbuoba in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State with the boyfriend reportedly arrested.
The victim who was said to be undergoing her Industrial Training attachment at a popular private hospital located in the D/Line axis of Port Harcourt has been reported missing since four days ago.
The boyfriend was allegedly trying to dispose of her body when he was caught by the vigilante group at the Radio Estate where he’s resident.
According to a source close to Juliana, the victim’s decomposing and mutilated remains were seen in her boyfriend’s apartment, whom she had visited after the close of work at the hospital four days ago.
The source maintained that the deceased was murdered by her lover for ritual purposes, as her breast, eyes and other sensitive parts of her body were mutilated.
The source said, “So he (the suspect) after committing the crime kept her body in his apartment for three days and just when he wanted to dispose of her corpse in a refuse dump, a vigilante group in the area accosted him, leading to his arrest.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwaonyi, will be addressing the press on the matter later on Thursday.
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