Key Takeaways
- A young man has allegedly pushed his girlfriend’s sister from a two-storey building at Mbonu Ejike, Owerri, Imo State, after she reportedly rejected his sexual advances.
- The victim, initially rumoured dead on social media, is alive and receiving treatment at Mark of Glory Specialists Hospital Owerri but is in coma, according to Imo Police spokesperson Henry Okoye.
- Suspect has been arrested and detained by Imo State Police Command after being rescued from mob lynching, police say full circumstances, sexual advances claim yet to be officially confirmed.
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man accused of pushing his girlfriend’s younger sister from a storey building in Owerri, the state capital.
The incident reportedly occurred at Mbonu Ejike, Owerri, where a young man allegedly attempted to have sexual intercourse with his girlfriend’s younger sister.
According to video shared by Yabaleftonline, the incident occurred after the lady rejected his sexual advances, he then pushed her from a two-storey building, causing her to suffer severe injuries.
Man Allegedly Throws Girlfriend’s Sister from Storey Building After She Reportedly Rejects His Sexüal Advances pic.twitter.com/JeGCPZTZGf
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) November 2, 2026
The police, however, clarified that the victim is still alive, contrary to reports circulating on social media that she had died.
The command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed this on Monday, saying the young woman is currently receiving treatment at Mark of Glory Specialists Hospital in Owerri and is in a coma, while the suspect has been detained.
A statement by the police spokesperson said: “The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man accused of pushing his girlfriend’s younger sister from a storey building in Owerri. The police clarified that the victim is still alive, contrary to reports that she had died. The young woman is currently receiving treatment at Mark of Glory Specialists Hospital.”
Preliminary accounts of the disturbing incident allege that the suspect made unwanted sexual advances towards the girl, which she reportedly rejected before the incident occurred.
Residents of Owerri were thrown into shock following the reports, with a voice note from a woman claiming to live nearby also surfacing on social media.
Intervention of the police rescued the suspect from being lynched as he was taken into custody.
As of the time of filing this report, the Imo State Police Command had not released a detailed official statement confirming the motive, with Henry Okoye stating that reports that the girl refused to sleep with the man and the man then threw her down have not been officially confirmed and remain under investigation.
The case has sparked outrage on X, with many Nigerians calling for justice and stricter punishment for sexual violence.
