Man killed in Ebonyi on first visit to woman he met on phone
Police on Sunday, July 8, said they have discovered the body of a man in a ditch near the military cantonment at Nkwoagu community in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi state.
According to reports gathered by Legit.ng, the deceased hailed from Ishieke community in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi state.
Sources said that the man had come from Port Harcourt in Rivers state to visit a girl he intended to marry. The visit was said to be his first since they began to talk on the phone.
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Sources added that the deceased stayed with his lover, who runs a small shop near the military cantonment, on Saturday, July 7, and that they were going home in the night when they were waylaid by some masked men.
Police spokesman, Loveth Odah, reportedly confirmed the incident. She said the body was found close to the military cantonment on Sunday morning.
“She has a private shop somewhere there. They left the shop and headed to their house. They wanted to sleep in the shop but the boy complained of mosquitoes. So they then headed to the (girl’s) house. That day was the first time the boy was visiting that girl.
“The boy himself is from Ishieke community. Maybe somebody recommended the girl for marriage. The girl said that as they were going, three boys in masks accosted them and pursued them into a ditch.
“She was able to escape but those boys focused on the boy. They stabbed him to death while she ran for her dear life.
“So, this morning (yesterday), she then went and narrated the story to an elder in the community. The elder came and searched through that ditch. That’s where they found the body of this guy,” Odah said.
The police spokesperson said there was the suspicion that the girl’s former lover might have a hand in the death as the girl is currently pregnant.
She reasoned that there was no way a new lover who came for the first time could have put the girl in the family way. She, however, said investigation had commenced into the matter.
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Legit.ng previously reported that Adenike Oluboyo, daughter of the immediate past deputy governor of Ondo state, Lasisi Oluboyo, was found dead at her boyfriend’s house in Akure.
Ms Oluboyo, who was a final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was found dead in her boyfriend’s house, Adeyemi Alao, popularly known as Q.S.
Femi Joseph, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ondo command, who confirmed the story to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the incident as a sadden and very unfortunate.
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