The Police in Bayelsa State have begun a ”discreet” investigation into the alleged killing of an undergraduate of the Niger Delta University (NDU), murdered by her soldier boyfriend.
The state command’s spokesperson, SP Asinmin Butswait, who disclosed this in a statement, said that Mr Mike Okoli, the Commissioner of Police, gave the order in Yenogoa.
The police have recovered the decomposing corpse of the 23-year-old victim, Jennifer Ugadu, a second year student in the faculty of Education.
”The corpse was discovered on July 13. Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was shot in her apartment by her boyfriend, James Matol, who is allegedly a member of the Nigerian Army.
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“Investigations also reveal that the deceased was last seen with the boyfriend on July 11,” the police said.
