She was the 24 year old daughter of a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army. She was a post-graduate student of the Nasarawa State University and budding business tycoon.
According to one of the suspects, Echezona Nwabufor, 33, a 300 level Accounting arrested for this dastardly act, He claims ....
“It was a mistake, I never meant to kill her. I invited her from Abuja as my friend on July 21. I was trying to dislodge her by tying her hands and I hit her in the process. I tied her because I did not want her to know I was escaping from the hotel. We had a mutual agreement for her to come over. I met her from BB (blackberry) group chat. She came to buy some things for her boutique in Abuja. We had a disagreement. I did not rape her. It was the devil’s handwork.
I wanted to run because I knew I had committed a serious offence against her. I thought she had money on her that I can collect. So in the process, I tied her with cellotape to make her not to shout. I was not the only person, it was I and my cousin, Odera that did it. We tied her together and beat her together.
Yes, I invited her and in the process we felt like robbing her of all she had. The condom the police saw on me is what I used personally. I used it on her based on the sex toy with her. She came with a vibrator sex toy, so I inserted the condom on the sex toy and later dropped it there. I did not make love to her. If they test the condom forensically, it will prove that I did not use it on her.
I drugged her with RAFINOL through Ribena drink. I bought three packets of Ribena and when she took it, she became weak. It was my cousin that drugged the drink, he used a syringe and administered ten tablets of it inside the drink.
This is the first time someone died in the process. I have done this say like, four times before now but none of the girls died. Whenever they take the drink, I will sleep with them and they will just lose memory of all that transpired. Usually, I use hotels in Festac. I have used Opera mini Hotel, Benny, Chelsea and Concilia. I feel bad because I did not bargain for this – to kill her in the first instance. It is just unfortunate and it was an accident,” - Vanguard Newspapers
Unfortunately, Cynthia is dead and gone forever and her family is left behind to mourn the loss. This rather unfortunate incident makes it imperative that we are careful about "internet friendship".
The Internet can be used for good and bad purposes. It is pertinent to adhere to some basic rules so that you stay safe while meeting people online. Here are the rules.....
- Always assume the person you are dealing with on the Internet is not who they claim to be and conduct yourself accordingly, unless you know the person offline.
- Never give out personal information like last name, addresses, phone numbers, school names or where you work online.
- Do not arrange to meet an Internet friend alone. If you must meet him or her, do so in a very public place. Also, bring along a few friends.
- Once you’ve met an online friend never go anywhere private with them until you know them better, as well as you would expect to know a school friend before being alone, and have been out in public with them just about as often as you have your offline friends.
- Do not arrange to travel alone to see an online friend, even if you’ve already met face-to-face.
Even though we continue to advocate for adequate online safety measures by appropriate authorities, it pays to be vigilant and be careful.
