Police Recover Decomposing Body of UNIPORT Female Student from Lover’s Room

A gruesome murder case has shocked the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) community and the residents of Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The police have arrested Demain Okoligwe, a 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at UNIPORT, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level student of Biochemistry at the same university, and harvesting her organs for rituals.

The state Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, who paraded the suspect on Thursday, said Okoligwe butchered Otuene and hid her mutilated body in a Ghana-must-go bag in his apartment along NTA Road.

He said the crime was exposed when one of his neighbours noticed a foul smell coming from his room and alerted the police.

“On Wednesday, around 3.30pm, operatives of Ozuoba Division received a complaint from a good Samaritan of Road 20, back of NTA Ozuoba that he went to his house where one Demain Okoligwe, a fellow tenant, perceived a very bad odour and immediately rushed to the police station, where the DPO led detectives to the scene.

“On arrival, the door was forcefully opened, and a Ghana-must-go bag containing a lifeless body was recovered.

“Back to the station and in a search of the fleeing suspect and boyfriend of the decease, one Demain Okoligwe ‘m’ 24, a Petrochemical Engineering 400-level student of UNIPORT, boyfriend of the victim, occupant of the house, now the prime suspect who was seen last with the deceased, was arrested for an inquiry.

“The lifeless and butchered body of Justina Otuene ‘f’ 20, a Biochemistry 300-level student at UNIPORT was recovered and deposited at the mortuary.

“Preliminary investigation is in progress; the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department for discreet investigation.”

The CP urged parents to advise their children to be careful about who they associate with and avoid falling prey to wicked and dangerous people.

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