The operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a student of Material and Metallurgical Engineering Department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) for the alleged murder of a female student.
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The command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Ndukwe said the command, following an intelligence-led investigation, arrested the male suspect, in the killing of 22-year-old Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem, who was recently found dead in a hotel room in Nsukka.
Ndukwe stated that detectives recovered Ememem’s iPhone, tablet, earbuds, and other personal belongings.
He said, “The 22-year-old male suspect, Emmanuel Gambo, hails from Kogi State.”
The police spokesperson said: “The case, initially reported to Nsukka Urban Police Division, was transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID) for thorough investigation.
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“Findings showed that on June 14, 2025, about 9 p.m., the suspect checked into a hotel in Obukpa, Nsukka, with the deceased.
“In the early hours of June 15, 2025, a dispute ensued after a second round of intercourse, during which the deceased allegedly demanded an additional N15,000 from the suspect, on top of the N5,000 earlier paid.
“The disagreement turned violent, and the suspect strangled her to death.”
Ndukwe noted that after the suspect strangled her, wrapped the deceased’s body in a towel and a curtain torn from the hotel room and hid her remains under the bed.
Ndukwe said that on June 16, the hotel staff noticed a foul odour coming from the room.
He stated that upon investigation, the decomposing body was discovered to be concealed under the bed.
“However, acting on credible and painstakingly intelligence, police detectives located and detained the suspect at his lodge in Nsukka on July 2, 2025,” he added.
The police spokesperson said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime.
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