One Precious Yusuf has been found dead after meeting with a male friend whom she met on a dating website called iHappy.
The 23-year-old’s remains was found along the DLA Road in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The account of the incident was given by a statement the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe released.
It said Precious’s body was discovered on Thursday along the road, with her friend saying that on Tuesday she told her she was going to meet a man she met on a dating site.
The friend, according to the report explained that the last she heard from the deceased was on Wednesday when she called to tell her that she was returning home.
Preliminary investigations revealed that on October 22, 2024, she told her friend that she was going to see a male friend she met on the iHappy dating website. She left the house on October 22 to meet the young man at Coka.
“On October 23 at about 07:30 hours, she called her friend to say she was on her way home, and that was unfortunately the last time she made any contact, only for her body to be found the next day,” the statement read.
“The body has been deposited at the mortuary awaiting an autopsy. The Commissioner of Police for Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, assures members of the public, particularly the family of the deceased, that the investigation has commenced and also assures them of justice,” Edafe stated further.