Neighbours opened up on how stinking smell of the corpse exposed the alleged criminal
A young man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing and having sex with the decaying corpse of his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital.
Platforms Africa reports that Njoku was the one that rented the apartment. The live-in lovers stayed in the apartment, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes.
READ ALSO: Teenagers Behead Girlfriend for Money Rituals
Nigerian Teenager, Tomisin Ogunnubi, beats Others From 170 Nations to Emerge $1bn Tech Champion
Meet Victory Yinka-Banjo, Nigerian Teen US, Canada’s Varsities Offered 19 Scholarship Worth $5m
A native doctor, who was assisting the suspect, instructed him to have sex withà Okeke’s corpse, the report read.
Njoku was said to have engaged in the illicit act with the corpse for six days, as the stench emanating from his apartment prompted his neighbours to inform the management of the estate.
She said, “The boy killed his girlfriend about six days ago, and he confessed that he wanted to use the girl for money rituals. He said he was told that he should have sex with his girlfriend’s corpse for seven days, but he was caught on the sixth day. Today (Monday) is supposed to make it the seventh day.
“The smell of the corpse had been disturbing neighbours in the compound and other residents. So, they called the estate chairman to help in confirming what was going on in the apartment and while searching the apartment, they found the girl’s body.
“The boy was arrested and taken to the Lamgbasa Police Station and during interrogation, he confessed that he killed his girlfriend six days ago.
“We learnt that the boy offered N6m to kill the case; we also learnt that he brought the girlfriend from the village and they just moved into the estate.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the deceased and the suspect were lovers.
He said, “Two suspects, Ifeanyi Njoku and Mbam Atunmufor, 36, have been arrested. They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for further investigation. Njoku was the one that rented the apartment.”
