The suspect, who was displayed at the Delta State Police Command headquarters in Asaba, said that the unfortunate incident happened after he and his girlfriend, Excellence, got into a furious fight over his girlfriend’s involvement in “hook-up” operations, which is the local term for transactional sex.

Obakpororo admitted to consuming 200 mg of tramadol and smoking “loud,” a street term for premium cannabis, before to attacking the victim. He claimed to be involved in farming and computer fraud (“Yahoo Yahoo”).

She packed “Vegas” and clothing that she intended to use for changing when she arrived at my house. We got into a fight. I had a hammer, and she had a knife,” he remarked.

He went on to say that he disarmed her and used the hammer to hit her head three times.

“I didn’t know she would die after I hit her.” I tried to kill myself by jumping from the tall building after learning she was dead, but I lived,” he stated. Obakpororo took advantage of the occasion to warn other young people about drug misuse.

The crime happened at Sapele between June 26 and 27, 2025, according to DSP Bright Edafe, the State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, who was parading the suspect.

“The suspect was apprehended after initially escaping,” Edafe stated.