Police arrest man over girlfriend’s death in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man, Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, in connection with the death of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah. According to the police, Jeremiah's lifeless body was found along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, Kaduna, on September 5.

The police said preliminary investigation showed that Jatau was the last person to call the deceased and had allegedly invited her to meet him. The two had a fight in Jatau's room over a phone call from another woman, which resulted in her death, the police said.

Jatau was traced and arrested at his workplace, Tomato Jos Company, in the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna. He admitted during interrogation that the altercation with Jeremiah resulted in her death and that he later dumped her body in an open field near his residence. The police said Jatau remained in their custody as the investigation continues.

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