Police in Kaduna State have arrested a man, Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, over the alleged killing of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojoniko Jeremiah.
Jeremiah’s lifeless body was reportedly discovered on September 5 along Mai Angwa Street in Romi, with cotton wool allegedly found stuffed in her nostrils. She was rushed to St Gerald Hospital, Kakuri, where she was pronounced dead, while her remains were deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.
According to the Kaduna State Police Command, preliminary investigations showed that Jatau was the last person to contact the deceased and had allegedly invited her to meet him at Ebano Joint in Romi.
Police detectives later traced and arrested him at his workplace, Tomato Jos Company, in the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna.
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During interrogation, the suspect allegedly admitted that he had an argument with Jeremiah in his room over a phone call from another woman.
Police said he further alleged that the altercation resulted in her death, after which he reportedly dumped her body in an open field near his residence in an attempt to conceal the incident.
The suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue. Police said he would be arraigned in court after the conclusion of the investigation.
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