Police on Sunday, July 8, said they have discovered the body of a man in a ditch near the military cantonment at Nkwoagu community in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi state.
Sources said that the man had come from Port Harcourt in Rivers state to visit a girl he intended to marry. The visit was said to be his first since they began to talk on the phone.
Sources added that the deceased stayed with his lover, who runs a small shop near the military cantonment, on Saturday, July 7, and that they were going home in the night when they were waylaid by some masked men.
Police spokesman, Loveth Odah, reportedly confirmed the incident. She said the body was found close to the military cantonment on Sunday morning.
Police spokesman, Loveth Odah, reportedly confirmed the incident. She said the body was found close to the military cantonment on Sunday morning.
