17/07/2022
23 year old man h@cks girlfriend to d€ath over iPhone in Delta
A 22-year-old female student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, Gift Oloku, has been k!lled by her boyfriend over iPhone.
The incident happened at Etevie quarters in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
The suspect identified as Godspower Adegheji, 23, allegedly h@cked the deceased to d€ath with a machete.
Spokesperson of the Sate Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect has been arrested.
According to Edafe, the suspect k!lled the deceased with a machete after she mistakenly broke his IPhone while they were fighting.
"This is Godspower Adegheji of Etevie quarters Ozoro, age 23yrs, he killed his girlfriend Gift Oloku 'f' aged 22yrs in ozoro using a machete after she mistakenly broke his IPhone 11pro max while they were fighting cos she went out without telling him. He has been arrested." the spokesperson stated.
According to The Nation, the suspect accused the deceased of infidelity on Saturday night after she went out without telling him and a fight broke out between them, leading to her d€ath.
The suspect took the co**se to the State General Hospital on Sunday morning where she was confirmed dead.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said: "It happened today (Saturday) at Ozoro. A guy beat his girlfriend to d€ath with machete. People said he was high that he didn’t do it with his clear eyes because he didn’t run away after k!lling her, instead, he rushed her to a general hospital.
"I just confirmed that the girl is a student of the school, but the guy is not. Maybe he has graduated. The guy must have been on drugs last night It was this morning that the guy regained himself. After seeing what he had done, he rushed the girl to the hospital."
A video footage making the round online showed the lifeless body of the deceased lying on a stretcher while the suspect was being flogged with a cane by a mob.
