A female corps member was stripped and beaten by an irate mob for perpetrating manslaughter on Sunday, January 10th, 2021.
According to an eyewitness, the young lady identified as Chidinma Pascaline Oduma was caught trying to scale a fence with bloodstains on that faithful day at 219 Abak Road, Uyo, the state capital.
When investigated by concerned residents who saw her, it was discovered the beautiful damsel had hacked one Akwaowo Japhet to death.
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The mob descended on her and could have lynched her to death except for the intervention of the police who arrested her.
While confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer Akwa Ibom, Mr Odiko MacDon, noted that the corps member who serves with an office located along Edet Akpan Avenue was arrested by the police, following a distress call around 11.am same Sunday.
He explained that the Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the case, saying the matter would be charged to court once the police completes its investigation.
He said, “On Sunday around 11 a.m, we received a distress call from our control room and so we had to send our policemen to no. 219 Abak road, Uyo where we found one Chidinma Pascaline Oduma, a Corps member.
“She was at the verge of being lynched by an irate mob but the police rescued her. When we carried out a preliminary investigation, she informed us that one Akwaowo Japhet of No 219 Abak road, Uyo took her to his house.
“She said while they were in Japhet’s house, he picked up a machete and attempted to kill her but she dispossessed him and used the same machete on him which led to his death.
“We had to recover the Corpse and rescued her. She should be about 25 or 26years-old. So the lady has been arrested by the Police and she is in our custody.
“The Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, has ordered a discreet investigation into the alleged murder. And as soon as the police is done with the investigation, the matter will be charged to court”
In his reaction, the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of the National Youths Service, (NYSC), Mr Julius Amusan said he received information on the ugly incident about 5pm in evening on Sunday.
According to him, found it unbelievable when he was informed a female corps member killed her lover in his own house
“When I received the report, I doubted it because it sounded strange that a female corps member would kill a man, It sounded unbelievable; it is something very unusual. I made a call to the police headquarters and at that time they were unable to give me details of the incident.
“It was when I got to the police headquarters that we were able to establish what really happened. It is a very unfortunate development that such a thing could happen. I will not be able to say what actually happened and the incident surrounding it.
“According to investigation, the Lady (corps member) and the man (victim) were not into any previous relationship, that yesterday was the first day of their meeting”, Amusan noted face.
