Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested one Manaseh Bitrus Jatau in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah ‘f’, 35 years old, of Karatudu Area, Kaduna.
The police say it received a report on September 5 that the lifeless body of the deceased was sighted along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, with cotton wool stuffed in her nose.
Police detectives from Romi Outstation immediately visited the scene and rushed the victim to St. Gerald Hospital, Kakuri, Kaduna, where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor. The corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was the last person to have called the deceased to meet him at Ebano Joint, Romi. The suspect was subsequently traced and arrested at his place of work, Tomato Jos Company, Maraban Jos Area, Kaduna.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having had a fight with the deceased in his room over a phone call from another lady, which resulted in her death.
He further confessed to having dumped the body in an open field close to his house in an attempt to conceal the crime.
Confirming the arrest to newsmen, DSP Mansir Hassan, the command’s spokesperson, said the suspect is currently in Police custody, and the case is being investigated and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.