A young woman, identified as Umuora Mmesoma, who allegedly terminated relationship with her boyfriend in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, reportedly got killed by the ex-boyfriend Mmesoma was said to have gone missing on Friday, October 16, 2026, before her body was reportedly discovered. Accounts circulating on social media, revealed that the suspect, identified as Chima, allegedly confessed to killing the young woman because she broke up with him. In a statement attributed to him in a circulating video, the suspect said he killed Mmesoma in his house in Uga, put her body in a bag and dumped it at an undisclosed location. The incident has once more raised concerns over violence against women and the dangers associated with abusive relationships. Reports said the Anambra State Police Command was yet to issue a statement about the development at press time. However, it was learnt that the suspect had been handed over to the police in the State. Reacting to the ugly incident, a former Special Adviser on General Duties to the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Dr. Uche Nworah, said no disagreement, rejection or heartbreak justifies taking another person’s life. Wrote Nwora in a Facebook post on Friday: “It is tragic that a young woman should lose her life for exercising her right to walk away from a relationship she no longer wished to continue. “Love should never become a death sentence. No disagreement, rejection or heartbreak justifies taking another person’s life. “I am relieved that the suspect has reportedly been apprehended, although his arrest can never bring back the precious life that has been lost”.