Cynthia was first reported missing a few weeks ago by her family members and soon after the news spread to the internet and social media and became viral just a few days ago. She had been missing since late July.
Today we have learned that Cynthia Udoka Osokogu is officially dead . Her body was found in a morgue in Lagos.
Of course with strange disappearances like this there is bound to be numerousspeculations and all sorts of gist. We've heard stories of aristo gone wrong, ritual killing, bad business deal, but all this is speculation as only Cynthia andher murderers know the real story of what happened.
However the most concrete story we have been able to get is that Cynthia did leave for Lagos from Abuja in late July and was supposed to link up with somefriends. Sources say these are friends she knew via facebook. Now before youjudge remember how we all meet people via facebook, BBM, twitter and the likes (either through mutual friends or groups and message boards).
There are stories that they paid for her flight and hotel in festac but nothing isreally confirmed. The friends picked her up, and robbed her of all her money and belongings and then strangled her.
Using CCTV from the hotel, the killers were identified. According to reports, these two young men are university students who have now confessed that they killed Cynthia and she is their sixth victim – the gang reportedly specializes in luring unsuspecting young women, robbing them of their possessions before killing them.
Though there is speculation that their motive was ritualistic, it appears that it was greed and their main goal was to rob andkill.
The pharmacist who supplied the drugs used on Cynthia and hotel staff has also been arrested. According to Police spokesperson Ngozi Braide, "Six people were arrested on Sunday over the incident and investigations are ongoing".
Now even though the story is very scary, and a lot of questions will never be answered, it's important to note that this 1. Happens a lot and goes unreported, 2. It can really happen to anyone, and we all have to be a bit careful when it comes to meeting people online.
It's a very sad ending to such a young life, but hopefully we can all take some lessons from it.
A warning for you before making up to pay this kind of visit to pals you met online. This country is really going bad, God help us all.
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David Silva
May God Save Her soul
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