Police Probe Deaths Of 2 Lovers In Taraba

There is disorder among residents of Jalingo, the superior metropolis of Taraba State, implicit the decease of Comfort Jimtop Oliver, a 100-level pupil of Mass Communication astatine the Taraba State University, Jalingo, and her suspected lover, Emmanuel Kefas.

LEADERSHIP earlier reported her decease allegedly successful the boyfriend’s apartment, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that Kefas had escaped aft committing the crime.

Our analogous had gathered that 25-year-old Comfort who hailed from Takum section authorities country of the authorities was recovered dormant successful her lover’s room, which was nether fastener aft 48 hours of searching for her.

However, Emmanuel Kefas, a postgraduate of Human Kinetics from the aforesaid instauration successful 2024, was besides recovered dormant successful Tudiri community, a fewer meters distant from Jalingo. He was suspected to person committed termination aft the decease of Comfort successful his house.

The suspected lovers were each residents of Bakasi, surviving astir 200 meters distant from each other, adjacent Dr. Rapha Memorial Guest Inn, by the Vice-Chancellor’s Gate successful Jalingo.

Comfort, who was recovered dormant nether questionable circumstances, was said to beryllium successful a narration with Emmanuel since erstwhile the second was a pupil successful the university.

Comfort’s assemblage was discovered successful the greeting of Friday, September 12 portion hours later, the constabulary got study of the decease of Emmanuel, who was initially said to beryllium connected the run.

Findings by LEADERSHIP revealed that Comfort near location for an chartless destination connected that time and ne'er returned. After 2 days of searching for her, they discovered that she had visited her boyfriend, who besides lived successful the aforesaid neighbourhood.

Some store owners and students who unrecorded astir Emmanuel Kefas’ location successful Bakasi country told our analogous that helium was successful the wont of beating his woman astir often erstwhile she visited.

Meanwhile, the Taraba State Police Command has launched an probe into the incidents.

Police nationalist relations serviceman of Taraba State Command, ASP Leshen James, said, “When our men arrived astatine the residence, cipher was found. The fellow and different tenants had abandoned the house.”

He assured that constabulary operatives were trying to uncover the circumstances.

Efforts to scope the assemblage authorities were abortive astatine the clip of filing this report.

Meanwhile, the girl’s assemblage and that of Kefas person been deposited astatine the Specialist Hospital mortuary successful Jalingo.