In a gruesome murder, the 22-year-old
Onyinyechi was, until her untimely death,
a final year student of Federal
Polytechnic, Nekede in Owerri West Local
Government Area of the state. She was
apparently shot in the head at close range
by her supposed boyfriend in the village
after she rejected his offer of marriage.
Eyewitnesses said that the deceased was
lured out of her family home by the
boyfriend at night after she rejected him
and was then shot. 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.
It is believed that the ditched boyfriend
was responsible for the entire educational
expenses of the girl and it was this that
infuriated him. Police are now said to be
looking for the boyfriend, although it has
not yet been confirmed if an arrest has
been made.
One local resident 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.”
