The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, during a sex romp on Sunday.
The state police spokesperson, Orlando Okeokwu, in a statement on Sunday evening, identified the undergraduates as Cynthia Obieshi and Samuel Osuji.
Okeokwu said that preliminary investigations suggested that the students may have died as a result of drug consumption. He added that the corpses of the deceased had been deposited in the morgue.
He stated, “On Sunday, June 14, 2020, acting on a report received at the police station, operatives of the Divisional Police Headquarters, Nekede/Ihiagwa Division, moved to Room 19, Vic-Mic Lodge, situated around the JMJ bus stop, broke into the room and found the lifeless bodies of one Cynthia Obieshi and one Samuel Osuji.
“It was gathered that the said Cynthia visited her boyfriend, Samuel on June 13, 2020, and passed the night with him, but unfortunately, both of them could not wake up the next morning.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that they may have died as a result of drug consumption.
“Meanwhile, the corpses have been deposited in the morgue, while investigation is in progress.”
