A 21-year-old lady, Chinenye Ekwenugo from Ifitedunu, alongside three others has been arrested by the Anambra State Police operatives attached to Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters in connection with the burning of a 74-year-old old woman in a wheelchair at Abagana.
The three other suspects, as confirmed by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga include, Uzochukwu Okeke ‘m’ aged 47, Fidel Anayo ‘m’ aged 60 and Ikenna Anene ‘m’ aged 54 years respectively, all from Abagana.
The suspects set the victim ablaze and buried her in a coffin before security officers intervened.
“The Operatives also recovered the burnt remains of the deceased, the wheelchair, and a casket. During interrogation by the Police Operatives, the suspect, Chinenye confessed that her boyfriend Ifeanyi Igwe who is currently at large and three others set the victim ablaze and got a casket to bury her before the intervention of the security operatives”.
According to Ikenga, the Operatives have also initiated moves to arrest the main suspect Ifeanyi Igwe who is currently on the run.
“The body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy and further probe of the cause of the death. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam while reacting to the report of the incident sued for calm and ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Command for a comprehensive investigation. Further developments shall be communicated, please” Ikenga stated
