A 23-year-old
man, Christian Samuel, has been remanded in the Ikoyi Prison by an Ebute Meta
Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Ijeoma Nwachukwu. The
police said Samuel forced Nwachukwu, 26, to drink acid while they were together
at Cossy-Inn Hotel, Abule-Oshun, Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that the
defendant had been dating the deceased for some time.
However, Nwachukwu reportedly got
engaged to another person without the knowledge of her 23-year-old boyfriend.When
Samuel later learnt of it, he was said to have pretended as if nothing happened
and invited the deceased to the hotel on January 11, 2014. He allegedly forced
her to drink the acid, leading to her death. It was learnt that Samuel
abandoned Nwachukwu’s corpse in the hotel and fled.
The owner of the hotel, Olusegun
Sangojumo, was said to have discovered the corpse, but did not report to the
police. Instead, the 64-year-old called his manager, Kehinde Ajibola, and one
of the workers, Azeez Olaitan, to dispose of the corpse at the Mile 2 end of
the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The police were said to have discovered the
corpse and in the course of investigation, rounded up all the suspects. While
Samuel was arraigned for murder, the other three suspects were arraigned for
accessory after the fact.
The police prosecutor, Inspector G.O
Osuyi, of the Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, said the offences were
punishable under sections 221, 409 and 229 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
Nigeria, 2011. Osuyi, in a remand application for the four defendants, said
they made confessional statements to the police and were identified by
witnesses. The matter was adjourned till April 2, 2014 pending legal advice
from the Directorate of Public Prosecution.
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