The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a female suspect, one Somtochukwu Nwafor, in connection with the gruesome murder of a pregnant nurse, whose mutilated body was recently discovered in a soakaway pit at Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The suspect, aged 24, was arrested with the assistance of members of the Umueri village, Ogbunike.
The State Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen in Awka, revealed that the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect, one Chiemerie Obika Elobisi from the same village, who is currently at large.
She stated that she was called by the suspect to clean the blood stains after the victim was murdered.
“She further revealed how they sell the body parts to different evil native doctors in the area.
“Also, preliminary information shows that the victim, a trained nurse, was lured by the murderer to his house under the guise of seeking medication,” he said.
Ikenga said following the information from the suspect, operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in the early hours of Tuesday, burst a shrine of an identified native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile from Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike and recovered suspected human body parts, concealed in cellophane (nylon) bags.
He said the Command has launched a manhunt for the prime suspect, along with the suspected receivers and collaborators.
“The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu has strongly condemned the heinous act, describing it as inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life.
“The CP encourages anyone with useful information to assist the Police in the ongoing investigation to come forward, while assuring that the identity of such informants would be adequately protected,” Ikenga noted.
