Valentine’s tragedy: Lover boy kills girlfriend for shunning outing

A student of the University of Jos has been killed by a man described as her boyfriend for allegedly turning down his invitation for a date last Sunday- Valentine day.

Miss Nanchin Zakariah of the  Psychology department of the university was allegedly strangled to death by Badung David Dele on Monday,the day after Valentine at her Angwa Rukuba apartment.

A source close to them said they been in an intimate relationship for quite some time until a misunderstanding  set in shortly before the last Valentine day.

Badung was said to have reached out  to Nanchin apparently to settle their differences and invited her out for Valentine.

An unimpressed Nanchin reportedly smelled a cat and declined the invitation outright.

She felt that there was no basis for any dating between them having parted for some time.

The following morning,the suspect stormed Nanchin’s apartment  demanding an explanation why she failed to make the outing.

He reportedly grabbed his victim by the neck and strangled her to death.

After completing his evil act, the suspect left the apartment  and told a neighbour he met outside that he wanted to go and get some drug for his ‘ill’ friend.

He gave his phone number to the  woman and asked her  to call him  in case of any emergency.

The woman perceived danger immediately and  proceeded to Nanchin’s room only to find her lying down on her  bed unconsciously.

“I called her name  but she did  not respond,” the woman called Mama Joy said.

“I moved  closer and I discovered that she was  dead.

“I ran out,  screaming  to alert the  people around. I was shocked that the boy managed to kill this girl without a gun .There was no blood on her body.”

The Plateau State Police Command  confirmed the incident  and the arrest of the suspect.

The Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abu Emmanuel said Badung was arrested on the same day  “ and after some interrogation, he confessed to have committed the crime.”