The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the alleged killing of his girlfriend in Kaduna.
The suspect, identified as Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, is being investigated over the death of 35-year-old Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansur Hassan, says the victim’s body was discovered on September 5 along Mai Angwa Street in Romi, with cotton wool reportedly stuffed in her nostrils.
Police detectives took her to St. Gerald Hospital in Kakuri, where she was pronounced dead by a medical doctor. Her remains were subsequently deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
According to the Police, preliminary investigation revealed that Jatau was the last person to call the deceased and had allegedly invited her to meet him at Ebano Joint in Romi.
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The suspect was later traced and arrested at his workplace, Tomato Jos Company, in the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna.
Police say Jatau allegedly admitted during interrogation that he had an altercation with the deceased in his room over a phone call from another woman, which resulted in her death.
He also allegedly told investigators that he dumped her body in an open field near his residence in an attempt to conceal the incident.
The Police say the suspect remains in custody and will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.
Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, condemned all forms of violence and urged residents to resolve disputes peacefully.
