How Man Killed His Girlfriend, Slept With Corpse For 6 Days In Lagos | DETAILS

A resident in Oke Street, where the incident happened, told PUNCH that Njoku wanted to use his girlfriend whom he lives with, for ritual purposes as directed by a native doctor.

According to the resident, Elizabeth John, the deceased's decomposing body was discovered when an offensive odor was emanating from the suspect's apartment.

"The boy killed his girlfriend about six days ago, and he confessed that he wanted to use the girl for money rituals. He said he was told that he should have s-ex with his girlfriend's corpse for seven days, but he was caught on the sixth day. Today (Monday) is supposed to make it the seventh day.

"The smell of the corpse had been disturbing neighbours in the compound and other residents. So, they called the estate chairman to help in confirming what was going on in the apartment and while searching the apartment, they found the girl's body.

"The boy was arrested and taken to the Lamgbasa Police Station and during interrogation, he confessed that he killed his girlfriend six days ago.

"We learnt that the boy offered N6m to kill the case; we also learnt that he brought the girlfriend from the village and they just moved into the estate."

Confirming the incident, the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, said;

"Two suspects, Ifeanyi Njoku and Mbam Atunmufor, 36, have been arrested. They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for further investigation. Njoku was the one that rented the apartment."