A 37-year-old man, Nonso Eze, has been arrested by men of the Anambra state police command for allegedly pushing his 23-year-old girlfriend from a five-storey building in Awada, Onitsha on Saturday, January 23, 2021.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, Haruna Mohammed, states that at about 6:30 in the morning , men of the Awada police Station received a report that at about 3am, the victim fell from the 5th floor of the five storey building located at N0.6 Orakwe close, fizzle Awada Obosi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.
He said police operatives visited the scene, photographed the victim and rushed her to a hospital for medical attention but was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.
“Suspect was subsequently arrested and search executed in his appartment where a pair of female slippers and unused condom was recovered as exhibits” Haruna’s statement read
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The police spokesperson added that the corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy while investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident after which suspect will be brought to book
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