Rivers police begin probe as girl allegedly sets boyfriend ablaze

Jul 8, 2025 - 15:00
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Rivers police begin probe as girl allegedly sets boyfriend ablaze

The Rivers Snarl Police Present stated it's a ways investigating a tragic fireplace incident that came about at No. 11B Okoro Road, Choba, Port Harcourt, ensuing in the death of a 32-twelve months-old man, Saint Sunny Amadi.

The Snarl Police Public Members of the family Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, in a press originate on Tuesday, stated Amadi modified into allegedly location ablaze by his lady friend, Cynthia Chukwundah, a 300-level undergraduate student of the College of Port Harcourt, in a room, ensuing in severe accidents.

Iringe-Koko defined that after the incident, Amadi modified into rushed to the College of Port Harcourt Educating Clinic (UPTH) for scientific remedy, the put he sadly succumbed to his accidents while on admission.

She stated the police promptly visited the scene and the victim at the scientific institution after receiving the document at about 11:12 hours.

“In step with the document, one Cynthia Chukwundah, a 300-level female undergraduate student of the College of Port Harcourt, allegedly location her boyfriend, one Saint Sunny Amadi, a 32-twelve months-old male from the Elibrada Community in Emohua LGA, ablaze in a room, ensuing in severe accidents throughout the inferno, and modified into rushed to the College of Port Harcourt Educating Clinic (UPTH) for scientific remedy.

“Upon receiving the document at about 1112 hours, Police detectives from Choba Division promptly visited the scene and the victim at the scientific institution, who modified into in vital situation. Sadly, the victim later succumbed to accidents and died while on admission,” Iringe-Koko defined.

She, on the opposite hand, famous that Cynthia, who is heavily pregnant with the deceased’s child, has been located by the police and is currently receiving scientific remedy at a scientific institution as a result of accidents she sustained throughout the incident.

She stated that as a result of her vital situation, she is unable to regain an intensive memoir of the incident, however will accomplish so when her situation stabilises.

Iringe-Koko added that the doable trigger of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained, and a radical investigation has been launched to resolve the cases surrounding the incident, assuring that the police will provide extra updates as extra recordsdata turns into readily available.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Rivers Snarl Police Present, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has urged the public to stay quiet and aloof, assuring them that justice will probably be served.