Two in custody after speeding vehicle kills Rivers woman

A fatal accident occurred near the Rivers State University campus in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, when a speeding vehicle from a convoy struck and killed a young woman identified as Eno. The victim sustained fatal head injuries upon impact with the ground.

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The security personnel attached to the university and the police were immediately alerted, and they quickly cordoned off all exit points from the campus.

Sources at the scene reported that some occupants of the convoy vehicles fled immediately after the accident. However, university security and local police quickly cordoned off exit points from the campus, leading to the apprehension of two suspects. These individuals, identified as drivers of a Toyota Camry Spider and a Mercedes-Benz E300, were detained at the Nkpolu Police Division.

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Then operatives of the Nkpolu Police Division, in collaboration with the university security team, later apprehended two suspects identified as Onunaka and Daniel, drivers of a Toyota Camry Spider and a Mercedes-Benz E300, respectively.

The arrested suspects are believed to be students at Rivers State University. The victim's body has been recovered and taken to a mortuary. Efforts to reach the spokesperson for Rivers State University for comment were unsuccessful.

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Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident, while the woman’s corpse has been retrieved and deposited in the mortuary.

The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, Blessing Agabe, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the two suspects. She stated that an investigation is underway to determine the full circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.

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So, yes, I can confirm the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.