Teenage lovers found die mysteriously after attending vigil

Two teenage lovers and students of  Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Kelly and Gerald were found dead in a hostel room recently.

Nation newspaper reports that they were found dead in a room at Diamond Lodge, an off-campus hostel.

The late Kelly, who was a student of the entrepreneurship department, was said to have visited her boyfriend, simply identified as Gerald, a 200-level public administration student, in his hostel for the weekend.

However, three days after they had been together, the love birds were brought out of the room dead. Other occupants reported the matter to the nearby Oyi Police Station.

When the door was forced opened by the police, Kelly’s body was found beside Gerald, who was said to be unconscious at the time. They were almost naked.

The police rushed the unconscious Gerald to the university’s teaching hospital in Amaku, where he died.

Other occupants, who spoke to journalists described the incident as mysterious, saying the hostel was not attacked by either armed robbers or cultists. Other students living in the hostel and a nearby building, Gift Lodge, fled in fear.

Some attributed the mystery death to generator fumes or some poisoned food; others said they could have been attacked by cultists.

It was learnt that the late Kelly had bruises around her shoulders, fuelling fears that she might have been raped to death.

Some students believe the death was spiritual, because the victims were said to have attended a vigil together at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Otoko on Friday, where the preacher warned students on immorality and premature death.

The late Gerald’s friend, who declined to give his name, said:

     “After the vigil, we all came back home to sleep. The last time I saw Gerald was on Saturday morning after he had his bath. At that time, I knew the late Kelly was around. Gerald and I even exchanged pleasantries before he returned to his room.

    “There was a downpour on Saturday and I saw Gerald pulling down his curtain and also shifting his generator. So nobody knows for certain what actually happened.”