Area of Imo State has allegedly been killed by her boyfriend for
refusing his marriage proposal.
A source, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, told Vanguard that the
girl was shot in the head at close range by her supposed boyfriend in
the village.
The source recalled that the deceased was, last Saturday, lured out of
her family home by the boyfriend at about 7p.m.
"Some people, who were close to the scene of the crime that night,
reported that as soon as the boy saw the girl approaching him, he
fired at her," the source said.
Another source claimed that soon after shooting the girl, the young
man tried to smuggle Onyinyechi's lifeless body into his car but
scampered for safety when a woman raised alarm, which attracted
several people to the scene.
'He paid for the girl's education'
Another story, however, had it that the boyfriend was responsible for
the entire educational expenses of the girl, who later ditched him.
A resident of the area said: "We heard that the boy picked the bills
for the girl's education, but that the girl later abandoned the boy
and opted to marry another man.
"We have even heard that the marriage has been fixed before the
boyfriend struck."
The 22-year-old Onyinyechi was, until her untimely death, a final year
student of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri West Local Government
Area of the state.
Although the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, a
deputy superintendent of police, could not be reached at press time, a
reliable source in the state police headquarters, Owerri, confirmed
that police had waded into the matter.
The police source said: "Police have started investigating the
incident and the late girl's parents are cooperating with us. Police
will get to the root of the case."
-Vanguard
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