A man, Friday Njoku on Friday committed suicide after
killing his 25 years old fiancee, Cynthia Nwafia. Njoku and Cynthia
have been friends for some years .
Njoku,
it was further gathered, had done preliminary traditional introduction
to the parents and relatives of the girl to indicate his intension to
marry her and was accepted by Cynthia’s family. .
Njoku
and Cynthia’s relationship had advanced as they were already planning
their formal marriage only for him to stabbed the girl to death. He had
stormed his lover’s house at 5 Amachi street, Abakaliki when she was
cooking and stabbed her. .
Cynthia was
rushed to the hospital by her neighbours following alarm but she could
not make it as she passed away few minutes after being taken to the
hospital. Njoku, after stabbing Cynthia, went to his house in another
street in Abakaliki and committed suicide.
His
corpse was discovered inside his room with blood gushing out from his
nose, eyes and ears at 9am the following . Njoku had gone to Cynthia’s
family a day before he killed the girl and complained that the deceased
was unfaithful to him. .
Police
spokesman in the State, Loveth Oda, confirmed the incident, adding that
investigation have since been launched into the matter
- CBN increased capital base for commercial banks
- Darkness covers Nigeria as national grid collapses
- Tinubu appoints Dr Abdullahi Bello as new CCB chairman
- EPL: Nigerian-born midfielder, Nwaneri snubs three offers to sign Arsenal contract
- “Why I don’t have to check if you have celebrated me before celebrating you” Laide Bakare spills as she reveals an unknown revelation about Segun Ogungbe