Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command arrested one Kenneth for the gruesome murder of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Ebenezer Agaba.
LIB reported that the suspect used a machete
to hack the recent nursing graduate to death for allegedly plotting to dump him
for another man after he claimed to have spent money on her.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Mohammed
Jalige, said the suspect was arrested from a planned mob action that would have
led to his death.
“On the 14/04/2023 at about 21:30hrs,
information was received that a crowd had gathered at NEPA Round About and they
were beating and about to lynch a suspect,” the spokesperson said.
"Operatives were mobilized to the scene
where they met the suspect in the midst of the crowd lying unconscious.
Information gathered revealed that the suspect by name Kenneth, whose second name is not yet known, attacked his ex-girlfriend, named Ebenezer Agada "F" aged
27yrs old of Command Secondary and Nursery Sokoto Road, with a matchet and
inflicted multiple injuries on her face and hands.
“In the process, he cut off her left hand
completely, alleging that he spent a lot on her and she want to dump him for
another man. The victim was rushed to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital for
treatment where a medical doctor on call confirmed her dead. The corpse of the
victim Ebenezer Agada has been deposited at Investigation currently ongoing.”
Meanwhile, friends and former coursemates
have been mourning Ebenezer, from Owukpa, Benue State, since the incident
happened.
LIB also gathered that the suspect is a
tailor, also from Owukpa but based in Makurdi, Benue State.
See tributes by friends below;
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