Police arrest UNIPORT student for killing ex-lover for ritual
By Matthew Atungwu
Rivers State Police Command paraded Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), for allegedly murdering his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend in a ritualistic manner for money.
The body of his ex-girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level student in the Department of Bio-Chemistry at the same university, was allegedly killed, dismembered, and sacked by the suspect.
One of Damian’s neighbors reported the killing to the Ozuoba Police Station, which is within the authority of the division, at Mgbu Oba Town, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
Addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt yesterday, the state Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, informed that the sad incident was exposed by a neighbor to Damian, who had gone to the suspect’s backyard and was hit by the offensive odor. He reported his experience to the police in Ozuoba.
Emeka said: “On Wednesday, 25/10/23 at about 3.30 pm, operatives of Ozuoba Division received a complaint from a good Samaritan and neighbor of Road 20, back of NTA Ozuoba.
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“On Wednesday, at about 2 pm, the neighbor went to his house where one Damian Okoligwe, a fellow tenant lives and had perceived a very offensive odor.
“He immediately reported the issue at the police station, where the DPO led detectives to the scene.
“On arrival, the door was forcibly opened, and a Ghana must-go bag containing a dismembered lifeless body was recovered. The body was taken to the station and a search for the fleeing suspect and boyfriend of the deceased, Damain Okoligwe (24), a petrochemical engineering 400 level student of UNIPORT’s boyfriend of the victim, occupant of the house, now the prime suspect, seen last with the deceased began He was eventually found and arrested for an inquiry.
“The lifeless and butchered body of Justina Otuene (20), a biochemistry 300-level student at UNIPORT, was recovered and deposited at the mortuary.
“Preliminary investigation is in progress. The case has been transferred to SCID for discreet investigation.”
The Commissioner of Police also revealed that four youngsters who had previously been kidnapped and sold by alleged child traffickers had been rescued.
