Police confirms arrest of female corps member who murdered lover

 Police confirms arrest of female corps member who murdered lover

By Modupe Shodeinde

The Akwa Ibom police has confirmed the arrest of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Odume Paschaline, who allegedly killed her lover of one night.

Paschaline was almost lynched by a mob in Uyo, on Sunday night after she was accused of killing a man she reportedly spent a night with.

PREMIUM Times reported that the police spokesperson in the state, Odiko MacDon, said “She was arrested because she murdered (killed) one Akwaowo”

“We got a distress call, we responded to that distress call at 219 Abak Road, Uyo. When we got there they were at the verge of lynching her, so we had to rescue her. Preliminary investigation revealed that she and the guy went out to the guy’s house. She said that the guy, in his house, brought out a machete and said he wants to kill her. She said she acted in self-defence, picked up the machete and used it on him.” MacDon said.

He explained that she was being treated as a murder suspect.

He said there is an ongoing investigation, as directed by the Commissioner of police, and at its conclusion, the case will be charged to court.

Also, the NYSC coordinator in Akwa Ibom State, Julius Amusan, confirmed that Paschaline is a corps member in the state.

“We have met with the police and we have established that she is a corps member, and the police have assured us they are going to carry out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” he said.

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