The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, cautions young people against indulging in social vices and succumbing to negative peer pressure.
CP Giwa gave this advice in a press release giving an update on the death of a young lady at a hotel along Obukpa road in Nsukka, Enugu State.
Refuting a social media rumor that the young lady’s death was a case of ritual killing, the Police revealed that the remains of the deceased woman were found intact, without any indication of mutilation or organ harvesting; however, her body was discovered with bloodstains around her mouth and a swollen neck.
The Police identified the deceased and the suspect who strangled her as Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem and Emmanuel Gambo, respectively; both are 22 years old.
The press release signed by SP Daniel Ndukwe, Public Relations Officer, Enugu Police Command, reveals that the consensual relationship turned sour following an argument over an increment in payment for services.
“Findings revealed that on June 14, 2025, at about 9 p.m., the suspect, a second-year student of Material and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), checked into a hotel in Obukpa, Nsukka, with the deceased.”
“In the early hours of June 15, 2025, a dispute ensued after a second round of intercourse, during which the deceased allegedly demanded an additional ₦15,000 from the suspect, on top of the ₦5,000 earlier paid.”
“The disagreement turned violent, and the suspect strangled her to death. The suspect then wrapped the deceased’s body in a towel and a curtain torn from the hotel room and hid it under the bed.”
“On June 16, 2025, at about 9 a.m., hotel staff perceived a foul odour coming from the room. Upon investigation, the decomposing body was discovered concealed beneath the bed.”
“The suspect had provided a false name and unreachable phone number on the hotel’s registration form, which initially hindered efforts to trace and arrest him. However, acting on credible and painstakingly gathered intelligence, the police detectives located and arrested the suspect at his lodge in Nsukka on July 2, 2025.”
During interrogation, he confessed to the crime. The deceased’s iPhone was immediately recovered from him. A bottle of Asconi Agor red wine, which the deceased had brought to the hotel, was also found in his possession. He later led detectives to recover the deceased’s Redmi tablet and earbuds, which he had thrown out through the hotel window in a bag after committing the crime.”
Emmanuel Gambo, the suspect in the crime, will be brought to court to determine his fate.
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