An ex-soldier, identified as Sunday Umaru, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for killing his girlfriend after he saw some text messages on her phone. Sunday, who served in the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, but attached to Sector 7 of Operation Save Haven, Jos (OPSH), was alleged to have stabbed his lover, Charity Thomas, in the stomach in the Riyom Local Government Area, which led to her death.
Our correspondent gathered that the soldier was dismissed by the army for the action and handed over to the police for prosecution. Parading the suspect on Monday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adekunle Oladunjoye, said the suspect had invited the victim from Kaduna State to stay with him, He said:
“While going through her phone, he saw some text messages from other men which made him lose his temper.”
Oladunjoye said the suspect had been charged to court.