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How 14-Year-Old Girl Dies In Hotel Room In Company Of 17-Year-Old Lover
The suspect claimed that the deceased went to the bathroom to take her bath but fell
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State– Shallon Ebitare, a 14-year-old girl, reportedly died in the company of her 17-year-old lover in a hotel room in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The incident occurred last Wednesday when a minor and her 17-year-old boyfriend, identified as Lucky Okubo, visited a hotel room in Yenagoa, but she was said to have slumped and died in a bathroom inside the hotel.
It was gathered that the duo had been lovers for some months before the unfortunate incident.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Bayelsa State command have arrested the deceased’s boyfriend over allegation of murder.
In a statement, ASP Musa Muhammed, the spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, confirmed the incident, stating that the Commissioner of Police has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death.
“Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command apprehended a suspect in connection with the suspected murder of one Shallon Ebitare, ‘f’ a 14-year-old resident of Akaibiri Community in Yenagoa LGA.
“The suspect claimed that the deceased went to the bathroom to take her bath but fell, and sustained injuries. Sequel to this, he invited the hotel manager who assisted in taking the deceased to FMC Yenagoa where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty. Meanwhile, the suspect is in custody at the SCID Yenagoa while investigation continues with a view to ascertain the cause of death.”