Two arrested after speeding vehicle k!lls young woman in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the d3ath of a young woman identified as Eno Udosen, in Port Harcourt.

Eno was k!lled on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 after being knocked down by a speeding vehicle in a convoy near the Rivers State University campus in Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the victim sustained fatal injuries after hitting her head on the ground following the impact of the accident.

Sources privy to the incident told punch on Wednesday that some occupants of the convoy vehicles reportedly fled the scene after realising that the woman had d!ed.

“The security personnel attached to the university and the police were immediately alerted, and they quickly cordoned off all exit points from the campus,” an eyewitness told the publication.

“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 source said the two suspects might be students of Rivers State University.

It was gathered that the suspects were being detained at the Nkpolu Police Division in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt, while the deceased’s body had been recovered and deposited in a mortuary.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Blessing Agabe, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspects on Wednesday, adding that an investigation was ongoing.

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

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