Lagos: Man Kills Girlfriend, Sleeps With Corpse For Six Days

The Lagos State police command has arrested a man identified as Ifeanyi Njoku for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that the suspect and the deceased live in Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly killed her for ritual purposes.

A further report had it that the herbalist aiding the suspect directed him to have sex with Okeke’s corpse.

Njoku had slept with the corpse of his lover for six days, as the smell of the corpse emanating from his apartment prompted his neighbours to inform the management of the estate.

A source identified as Elizabeth John who spoke with Punch said during a search of the apartment, Okeke’s decomposing corpse was found.

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 spokesperson of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.

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.”