The winner of Miss UNIJOS 2024, Promise Dikko, is in mourning following the death of her fiancé, who she said was killed by bandits just a few months before their wedding.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, the student of the Jos-based university revealed that her betrothed was fatally attacked by bandits.
She also shared a photo of the couple together, where her late fiancé was seen dressed in ceremonial military attire.
Describing him as “my hero,” Promise said she has now become another victim of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.
Although she did not state when the incident happened, she noted that their wedding was scheduled for December.
“Rip my hero. I kept this photo to post it when it close to wedding date,” she wrote.
“27th December was supposed to be the date. We have made prep and bookings. But you left me?
“Bandit killed you for me. Nigeria happened to me. Rest easy my hero.”
Her loss adds to the growing wave of banditry and kidnapping incidents across several states in Nigeria.
Last month, suspected bandits attacked schools in Orire LGA, abducting about 39 students and seven teachers, sparking nationwide protests by the Nigerian Union of Teachers.
In response to public outrage, security agencies have intensified operations against armed groups.
On Wednesday, police rescued five kidnapped residents from the Paze community in the Federal Capital Territory after a gun battle with bandits, killing two suspected gang members and arresting two others.