Crime
Police Arrest Man who Dumped Dead Body of Igbo Multi Millionaire Businesswoman, Arrest another for Killing Man Over 50 year old
Police in Imo State said they have solved the mystery of the lifeless body of a lady in a gutter in Owerri, Imo State.
The lady who was found dead in Madumere Street in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State was deposited in the morgue for autopsy according to the police……
In a statement by the Imo Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, the lady who was identified as Chienyenwa Nnodua was last seen with a man Chinenye Nwaneri in Owerri two days earlier before her body was found.
“Preliminary investigation, unveiled the identity of the deceased as Chienyenwa Nnodua and further revealed that she was seen last with her alleged lover Chinenye Nwaneri ‘m’, of No 43 Christ Church Road, Owerri, trekking down to his house very late in the night on 5/01/2024. This raised suspicion which prompted the determined operatives to invite Chinenye Nwaneri a member of the Umuodu vigilante group for questioning”
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“On interrogation, Chinenye Nwaneri initially denied knowing the deceased but later confessed after he was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) that he was with the deceased the night before she was found dead in a gutter but denied that she was not his lover”
“Competent witnesses including the sister of the deceased and a vigilante member who was on night guard duty with him volunteered statements to the Police. The sister of the deceased stated that the suspect was her late sister’s boyfriend for four years, narrating further that her sister informed her on 5/02/2024 that she was going to spend a night in the suspect’s house. The vigilante who was on night duty with the suspect stated that he saw him at midnight with the deceased along Christ Church Road while on foot patrol”
“Investigation is still ongoing, the body of the deceased has been sent to a forensic pathologist to ascertain the cause of death. The case will be charged to court pending the outcome of the investigation”, the statement reads.
In another development, the police said they have also arrested one Onwuhara Nwachukwu for stabbing Theophilus Ukwe a 57 year old man, to death.
Police said that Nwachukwu on interrogation confessed to the crime, adding that the severe matchet cuts from him caused Theophilus’ death.
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Nwachukwu said that Theophilus Ukwe approached him with a cutlass in the farm while he was harvesting palm fruits.
The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma assured the general public that the police will continue to work tirelessly in providing maximum safety and security for all and sundry in the State, adding that the suspects will be charged to court
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