Friday, September 11, 2026 - Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested one Manaseh Bitrus Jatau in connection with the de@th of his girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah ‘f’, 35 years old, of Karatudu Area, Kaduna.
The police 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 de@d 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.
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