By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
Four persons have been arrested by police operatives over alleged abduction and gruesome killing of one late Mrs Nneka Nwanyi-Sunday Emeh Kalu, amongst them his husband said to have masterminded the incident.
Our correspondent gathered that the suspects, identified as Irem Ifeanyi Mbah, Igwe Anya Chima, Okorie Okam and Emeh Kalu – the husband of the deceased and the principal suspect, were apprehended by police operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Mrs Kalu was earlier reported missing but later found dead in a cassava farm on 29th August, 2021 in Ngugworo Community in Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South, Ebonyi State.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer CP Frank Mba, the suspects are within the age bracket of 25 – 40yrs and all native of Nguzu Edda village in Afikpo South Local Council Area of Ebonyi State.
The statement stated that ” Investigations into the death of the victim follow complaint received from the people of Ngugworo community, Ebonyi State, a border town to Abia State where the victim resided, when the decomposing body of the late Mrs Kalu was discovered in their community.
The discrete investigations carried out by the Police team led to the arrest of the four suspects. Investigations by the Police team revealed that Emeh Kalu – the husband of the deceased, in a bid to fraudulently and hastily ‘inherit’ his wife’s numerous assets including landed property, houses, money in bank and thriving business, etc, procured the services of five other criminal elements to stage the abduction of his wife by luring her to meet him at a junction to pick up somethings for the house.
Investigations further revealed how the criminals strangled her to death after obtaining necessary information on the whereabouts of title documents and other relevant papers of her possessions.
Efforts are being intensified to arrest other suspects and persons indicted in the matter with a view to concluding the investigations. The Force, while condoling the family of the deceased for the unfortunate loss, enjoined families and relatives to be their “brother’s keeper” and provide prompt information to the Police that would assist in proactively containing crimes and all forms of gender-based violence. All the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation”.
