A Nigerian singer identified as OG 1Savage has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Rachel Kosichukwu to death after she visited him in his home in Iyana Isolo, Lagos.
TheNewsGuru reports that Benjamin Hundeyin, the state’s police spokesperson disclosed that the incident occurred on Sunday, January 26.
According to Hundeyin, Kosichukwu had gone to visit the suspect and had requested for water, which he gave her, only for her to start complaining of stomach ache and was rushed but she unfortunately died before getting to the hospital.
Rachel’s sister who chose to remain anonymous, stated that, “My sister went to visit her boyfriend whom she met on Facebook after he had promised to give her a phone.
“When she returned, she started complaining of severe stomach ache. I then asked if she ate anything, she said no but she drank water at her boyfriend’s place.
“I started massaging her stomach because she was pregnant but the pain intensified. This made me rush her to the hospital.
“The first hospital we got to, rejected which made us go to another hospital. But unfortunately she died on our way to the second hospital.”
CSP Benjamin assured everyone that the culprit have been arrested, although he denied poisoning Rachel.
The police spokesperson finally stated that and once investigations are still ongoing so as to get to the root of the matter.
The death of Rachel Kosichukwu makes her the 14th confirmed victim of femicide in Nigeria this year.