Collins, a UNIPORT final-year student at the University of Portharcourt, is accused of killing his girlfriend Justina Tiffany Otuene as part of a money-routine.
According to information obtained by Platinum Times, the suspect was apprehended by neighbors on NTA Road in Port-Harcourt as he tried to dispose of the deceased’s lifeless body.
Promise Uzoma Okoro, a blogger, claims that Collins had invited the deceased, who was enrolled in the same university’s 300-level biochemistry program, to his house at the time of the incident.
The incident’s specifics are yet unknown, however sources state that security personnel detained the suspect after neighbors raised an alarm.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the public relations officer for the Rivers State Police, merely replied, “I will get back to you on this report please,” when reached by Platinum Times.
In the wake of the actions of the online scammers known as the “Yahoo boys,” there have been several comparable cases across.