The police have apprehended a suspect, Morrison Okomor, who allegedly killed his girlfriend, Tega Okpako, in Asaba, Oshimili south local government area of Delta State.
Trouble started last Thursday when both were engaged in an argument which resulted to the death of Okpako who the suspect said fell and died on the spot.
But the family of the deceased disclosed that they daughter’s death was not ordinary as a deep hole was seen on her forehead when they inspected her body ay the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Mortuary.
A reliable source said that the suspect had denied the killing but only claimed there was an argument between him and the deceased who fell down, heavily drunk, and died.
The source disclosed that the suspect who was arrested by the police at ‘A’ Division in Asaba had told the police that Tega Okpako fell and immediately gave up the ghost, but her family started raising eyebrows when they saw her corpse at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, where her body was deposited.
But, family sources deferred from the explanation of the suspect, insisting that their daughter was killed by the suspect for ritual purposes.
One of the family sources, said “We were surprised when we saw her corpse at FMC with a very deep hole in her forehead connoting an attack because such a hole cannot be as a result of a fall.
“Tega is not known to be violent and how can she get herself drunk then suddenly fell down and gave up the ghost just like that.
“We are not going to allow the matter to lie low because you can’t just take somebody’s life in the name of love.
“The police are on top of it now as the boy is claiming innocence because Tega is dead now and the dead can’t talk”.
The Command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed the suspect’s arrest, when contacted said a suspect has been arrested over the matter but I can not say he was the one that killed her until the result of the autopsy is released.
