A 100 level female student from the Department of Mass Communication, Taraba State University (TSU) Jalingo, Comfort Jimtop, has been found dead in a house suspected to be her boyfriend’s residence.
Comfort, an indigene of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, was found lifeless in bed while the suspected boyfriend and all the tenants in the house were not found in the early hours of Friday.
Although, the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, a senior police officer, who is among those conducting investigation into the matter, told our correspondent that empty bottles of hard drinks were found beside the bed where she died.
“By the time the matter was reported to our station which is located at the gate of the university, on our arrival, nobody was found in the house which has over 15 tenants.
“The owner of the room, who is believed to be the boyfriend of the deceased was not also found and is at large.
“We found empty bottles of hard drinks beside the bed where she died, we are currently undergoing investigation into the incident”, the police man said on condition of anonymity.
The Taraba State Police Command spokesperson, James Lashen, did not pick his phone to confirm the incident at the time of the report.