Yahoo Boy Arrested With Girlfriend ’s Corpse In Delta

The suspect , said to be a resident of Urhuoka , Abraka in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state , is cooling his heels in police detention . Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected Internet fraudster, popularly called yahoo boy , with his girlfriend ’ s corpse after he was caught attempting to dump the body of the lady , Blessing Akpovwovwo , in a bush . The suspect , said to be a resident of Urhuoka , Abraka in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state , is cooling his heels in police detention . Sources said the suspect , whose identity has yet to be ascertained , was nabbed by a passerby on Thursday evening , as he ( the suspect ) was attempting to dispose of the lifeless body of Blessing . It was gathered that though the lifeless body of the lady was intact, sources said she might have been used for rituals . Other sources claimed that the deceased was pregnant , and it looked like a case of forced abortion to get the foetus for ritual purposes . It was further gathered that the corpse had blood in her private parts . Confirming the incident to journalists, the Head of Ugono - Abraka community, Chief Samuel Umunadi , said he was intimated of the lady ’ s murder by some vigilantes late Thursday night , adding that the sad development had thrown the community into mourning . The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya , could not be reached for confirmation of the incident as of the time of filing this report.