- The lifeless body of the deceased was found in a room at the hotel with scars, her personal effects were also in the room
One Timothy Ekem, 29, has killed his female friend, one Fortune Ohiero, in Abia state.
Ekem has since been arrested by the police for the murder of 30-year-old Ohiero whom he lodged in a hotel in Aba.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed the development in a statement on Friday.
She said the police got a report about the incident on December 4 and swung into action to unravel the matter.
According to her, the lifeless body of the deceased was found in a room at the hotel with scars, her personal effects were also in the room.
According to the statement, “at about 5 pm on December 4, the police received a report that an unidentified person allegedly killed a female friend he lodged with at Chrismary Hotel, situated at No. 82 Clifford Road Aba and ran away unnoticed.
“On receipt of the report, Divisional Police Officer, Ndiegoro in the company of other personnel visited the scene.
“The deceased was found lying dead on the hotel bed with marks of violence seen on her body. A handbag and four pairs of new female shoes were also found in the hotel room.
“Photographs of the deceased were taken and the corpse was evacuated and deposited at the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.”
It was reported that during investigations by the state CID the fleeing suspect was identified and tracked to his hiding place at Ogada II village in Obubara Local Government Area of Cross River State.
He was arrested in collaboration with the Cross River State Police Command and confessed to the crime. Investigation has been concluded by the State CID and the suspect will be charged in court
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