The police in Rivers State have arrested a young man, Prince Owabie, popularly called J-boy, for allegedly killing and burying his pregnant girlfriend in his room.
Newsflash247 gathered that the victim, Miss Betha Ogbede, was murdered and buried in her lover’s one-room apartment in Rumuepirikom community of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, during her recent visit to .
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, but the suspect was arrested on Wednesday, by policemen following a tip-off. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Rumuepirikom police station, CSP Emmanuel Wagbara, disclosed that a case of missing person was filed by of the victim, who reported that her sister had been missing for a week after her alleged visit to her boyfriend.
The DPO said the suspect was invited and interrogated on the whereabouts of the deceased. He admitted that Ogbede was in his house but later left for her home and that he had not heard from her since she left.
Wagbara said: “We were not satisfied with his response. So, early Wednesday morning, we decided to conduct a search in and around his house and there we discovered a shallow grave in his room. It was then he confessed to us that the girl was buried in the grave.”
He added that the suspect have already been arrested and is assisting the police in their investigations. Neighbours of the suspect said Owabie is a habitual woman beater, adding that he usually beats his girlfriends.
The deceased cousin said the victim went to pick her personal belongings from Owabie’s residence last Sunday when a hot argument ensued between them, leading to a serious fight, which led to her death.
“It was as if she knew that J-boy was going to kill her. This is because she informed her sister of her whereabouts before leaving for the suspect’s house. At a point into the fight, she called her sister from her boyfriend’s house with a tearful voice that he was going to kill her. The sister could literally hear the sound of the boy hitting the victim as she kept shouting and crying.”
The Rumuepirikom community youth leader, Nyemanu Onuoha, described the incident as unfortunate and promised that the youths would ensure that justice takes its course. Sources said the body of the slain pregnant lady was yet to be exhumed from the suspect’s apartment. Security men have been deployed to the suspect’s compound to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
Meanwhile, the struggle over who wins the heart of a 16-year-old salesgirl, identified as Juliana Itoro in Asaba, Delta State, yesterday led to a free-for-all fight among her lovers. The fight, which started between two rivals, saw three mediators (men) seriously injured and taken to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Asaba, where they are currently receiving treatment, while the two rivals were arrested and whisked away by the police.
According to an eyewitness, Azuka Eze, fight broke out yesterday when the two rivals coincidentally ran into each other when trying to catch a glimpse of a promo show organised by a group of marketers for their products.
Police officers at the A division of the state command, who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, said the two rivals caused a scene after few minutes of verbal crossfire, which degenerated into a fight with the use of dangerous weapons, leading to the mediators sustaining injuries in an attempt to separate them.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Delta State, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, said the two men were arrested for disturbing public peace.
