The Police in Rivers State have arrested Demain Okoligwe, a 400 Level Petrochemical Engineering student at the University of Port Harcourt, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and disposing of her organs at his residence along NTA Road in Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt.
The victim, Justina Otuene, a 300-level undergraduate, also at UNIPORT, was studying Biochemistry.
The state Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, disclosed this on Thursday when he paraded the suspect before journalists in Port Harcourt.
What The State Commissioner Said
Nwonyi said the suspect, after butchering his lover, allegedly removed some parts of her body for ritual purposes and hid her decomposing corpse in his apartment for days until one of his neighbors, who became suspicious after noticing a strong stench coming out from his apartment, reported to the police.
Nwonyi stated,
“On Wednesday, around 3.30 pm, operatives of Ozuoba Division received a complaint from a good Samaritan of Road 20, back of NTA Ozuoba that he went to his house where one Demain Okoligwe, a fellow tenant, perceived a very bad odor and immediately rushed to the police station, where the DPO led detectives to the scene.
On arrival, the door was forcefully opened, and a Ghana-must-go bag containing a lifeless body was recovered. Back to the station and in a search of the fleeing suspect and boyfriend of the deceased, one Demain Okoligwe ‘m’ 24, a Petrochemical Engineering 400-level student of UNIPORT, boyfriend of the victim, the occupant of the house, now the prime suspect who was seen last with the deceased, was arrested for an inquiry.
The lifeless and butchered body of Justina Otuene ‘f’ 20, a Biochemistry 300-level student at UNIPORT was recovered and deposited at the mortuary. Preliminary investigation is in progress; the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department for discreet investigation.”
The state Commissioner of Police urged parents to talk to their children about the need to choose their friends carefully so as not to fall into the hands of evil and dangerous people.
