Two students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State have been confirmed dead during a sex romp in their hostel at Sunshine Lodge, Ihiagwa.

The sex romp involved three male and one female students of the institution.

The spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the development on Wednesday.

Ikeokwu said the students were suspected to have taken Indian hemp and tramadol during the sex romp, with Ugochukwu Kingsley and another simply identified as Richard confirmed dead.

The third male involved in the sex romp, 27-year-old Aka Uche, and the only female, Onyinyechi Okafor, survived and are receiving treatment in hospital.

Ikeokwu said: “On April 2, information was received from the caretaker of Sunshine Lodge in Ihiagwa, Owerri that the students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri: Ugochukwu Kingsley, Richard and one Aka Uche, were engaged in a sex romp with one Onyinyechi Okafor, also a student of the same university.

“Police detectives from Nekede Division promptly mobilised to the scene and found the four victims completely naked and unconscious.

“The police operatives recovered substances suspected to be Indian hemp and tramadol from the scene.

“The victims were immediately conveyed to the Police Clinic and two of the victims, Kingsley and Richard, were certified dead by the medical doctor on duty.

“The corpses have been deposited in the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri for autopsy, while the female victim, whose condition is yet to be stabilised, and uche have been referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri for further medical attention.

“The families of the deceased have been contacted, while the conditions of the surviving victims are still being closely monitored.”
FUTO, however, said it was still investigating to confirm if the victims were students of the school.

The spokesman of the school, Uche Nwelue, said: “We are still investigating to ascertain if truly they are students of FUTO.

“You know that the hostel where the incident occurred is being occupied by students from different institutions.

“Apart from FUTO students, who live there, students of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede also live there.

“We have to conclude our investigation first before we can come up with an official position on the incident. “But I have read about it online.”