The Edo State Police Command has arrested one John Aipoh, 27, in connection with the de@th of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Precious Ikpikhumi.
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It was gathered that the suspect allegedly m#rdered the victim, a final year student of the Institute of Health Technology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, after she called off their four-year relationship.
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Standard Gazette reports that the suspect, who had thre@tened to ‘end’ the victim, kidn@pped her on Sunday morning, May 1, 2022, while was on her way to the church.
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He dr@gged to an uncompleted building in the area where he reportedly str@ngled her with her scarf, dumped her body in a nearby bush before running away to an unknown destination.
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It was also gathered that before her de@th, Precious had sent a voice note to a friend of hers in which she expressed fears that John might k#llher for calling off their relationship.
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“John said I cannot tell him that I am tired of the relationship as he was the one who approached me and he is the one who can decide when it will end.
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I told him even if you force me to date you, hope you know you cannot force me to marry you. It is better we have a broken relationship now than a broken marriage.
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I can’t please. I cannot d#e. If it happens that truly he h@rms me or k#lls because I refused to continue dating him, I know it shall never be well with him. My bl@@d will always cry over his head,” she reportedly said in the voice note.
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Meanwhile, the suspect, who has since been arrested, took the police to the uncompleted building where he dumped her lifele$$ body.
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When interrogated, John who was found with the phones of the deceased, said he k#lled Precious in anger after she called off their 4-year relationship.
