A man, identified as Collins, has been apprehended following the alleged murder of his female lover, a 300-level Biochemistry undergraduate at the University of Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the incident occurred along NTA Road, Mgbuoba in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The deceased, Justina Otuene Nkang, was reported missing four days ago.
According to reports, Justina was undergoing her Industrial Training attachment at a popular private hospital located in the D/Line axis of Port Harcourt, where she was last seen.
A source close to the deceased victim said her decomposing and mutilated remains were seen in her boyfriend’s apartment, whom she had visited after the close of work at the hospital four days ago.
The source added that the deceased was murdered by her lover for ritual purposes, as her breast, eyes and other sensitive parts of her body were mutilated.
The source stated, “So he (the suspect) after committing the crime kept her body in his apartment for three days and just when he wanted to dispose of her corpse in a refuse dump, a vigilante group in the area accosted him, leading to his arrest.”
