The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State has said it has arrested one Chidinma Oduma Pascaline, a serving NYSC member, who allegedly hacked a man suspected to be her boyfriend to death in Uyo.
Confirming the arrest to newsmen on Monday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, said the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter, and once investigations are concluded, the matter would be charged to court.
“The lady has been arrested by the police and she is already in our custody. The Police Commissioner has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and as soon as the investigation is over the matter will be charged to court,” the Command’s PRO said
Macdon explained that the Command received a distress call from the control room on Sunday and immediately dispatched some officers to No 219 Abak road where the incident happened.
According to him, the police officers were able to rescue the suspect, who was at the verge of being lynched by an angry mob.
He said, “On Sunday around 11am, we received a distress call from our control room and so we had to send our policemen to No 219 Abak road, where one Chidinma Oduma Pascaline, a youth corper who is serving at Edet Akpan avenue Uyo, was at the verge of being lynched by irate mob.
“When we carried out preliminary investigation, she informed us that one Akwaowo Japhet of No 219 Abak road, Uyo took her to his house.
“She said while in the house, Akwaowo Japhet picked up a machete and attempted to kill her but she was able to dispossess him and used the same machete on him which led to his death.
“We had to recover the corpse and rescued the lady corper who should be about 25 or 26 years old.”
The incident was also confirmed by the Coordinator of NYSC, Akwa Ibom State, Julius Amusan, who expressed shock at the development.
He said, “We depend on police report because we are not eye witnesses. The information on the matter did not get to me until 5pm on Sunday evening when somebody called to inform that a female corps member killed her lover.
“When the report came, I doubted it because it sounds strange that a female corps member will kill a man. It sounded unbelievable, it is something very unusual.
“I made a call to the police headquarters and at that time they were unable to give me details of the incident.
“It was when I got to the police that we were able to establish what really happened. It is a very unfortunate development.
“According to investigation, the lady and the boy were not into any previous relationship. Yesterday was the first day of their meeting. They had never been together before in any previous relationship. It was that yesterday that she met with the boy.”
