Police arrest UNN student for alleged murder of woman, 22, in Nsukka hotel
The Enugu Impart Police Advise has arrested a 22-one year-faded pupil of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Emmanuel Gambo, for the alleged abolish of Deborah Sam-Reward Ememem, who used to be chanced on ineffective in a lodge room in Obukpa, Nsukka, on June 16, 2025.
The Advise’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday acknowledged Gambo used to be tracked and arrested on July 2 at his lodge in Nsukka following an intelligence-led investigation.
Ndukwe acknowledged findings revealed that on June 14, 2025, at about 9:00 p.m., the suspect, a second-one year pupil of Self-discipline materials and Metallurgical Engineering at UNN, checked right into a lodge in Obukpa, Nsukka, with the deceased.
“In the early hours of June 15, 2025, a dispute ensued after a second spherical of intercourse, all over which the deceased allegedly demanded an additional ₦15,000 from the suspect, on top of the ₦5,000 earlier paid. The incompatibility turned into violent, and the suspect strangled her to death,” Ndukwe disclosed.
Ndukwe added that Gambo then wrapped the deceased’s body in a towel and a curtain torn from the lodge room and hid it under the bed and on June 16, 2025, at about 9:00 a.m., lodge workers noticed a wicked odour coming from the room.
“Upon investigation, the decomposing body used to be chanced on hid under the bed. The suspect had supplied a false name and unreachable phone amount on the lodge’s registration originate, which first and indispensable hindered efforts to tag and arrest him.”
The policeman also disclosed that all over interrogation, Gambo confessed to the crime and led detectives to enhance more of the sufferer’s belongings, which he had thrown out the lodge window in a procure after the incident.
“The deceased’s iPhone used to be straight away recovered from him. A bottle of Asconi Agor red wine, which the deceased had introduced to the lodge, used to be also tag in his possession. He later led detectives to enhance the deceased’s Redmi pill and earbuds, which he had thrown out through the lodge window in a procure after committing the crime.”
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu Impart Advise, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, assured the final public of the Advise’s commitment to ensuring justice, security, and the rule of legislation.
Giwa also urged fogeys and guardians to closely computer screen their childhood and wards and cautioned younger folk against indulging in social vices and succumbing to negative look for stress.
