Young man kills his girlfriend in Lagos, sleeps with her corpse for six days

Officers of the Lagos state police command have arrested a young man identified as Ifeanyi Njoku for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, Ajah, Lagos.

The suspect was said to have brought the victim from the village and newly moved into the estate only to kill her for rituals.

Njoku was instructed by the Native doctor to sleep with Okeke’s corpse for six days. However, the stench of the corpse emanating from his apartment prompted his neighbours to inform the management of the estate and while searching the apartment they found the girl’s body.

An eyewitness told Punch; “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 state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident, adding that the deceased and the suspect were lovers. Hundeyin 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.”