Two lovers, Cynthia Obieshi, female, and Samuel Osuji, male, suspected to be students living around Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State have died after taking sexual enhancement drugs.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Ikeokwu disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the lovers were found dead after police broke into their room.
According to the police spokesman, preliminary investigations showed that the couple might have taken drugs.
Ikeokwu noted that their bodies have been deposited at the mortuary pending conclusion of investigations.
He said, “On the 14/06/2020, at about 0900 hrs, acting on a report received at the Police station, operatives of the Divisional Police hqtrs, Nekede/Ihiagwa Division moved to room 19 Vic-Mic lodge situated around JMJ Bus stop, broke into the room and found the lifeless body of one Cynthia Obieshi “F” and one Samuel Osuji, M.
“It was revealed that the said Cynthia visited her boyfriend late Samuel, on the 13/6/2020, and passed the night but unfortunately, both of them couldn’t wake up the next morning.
“Preliminary investigations suggested that the above-diseased persons may have died as a result of drug consumption.
“Meanwhile, the corpses have been deposited in the morgue, while an investigation is in progress.”
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