Police Arrest 4 Suspects Over Burning Of Woman, 74, On Wheelchair

Posted on January 26, 2025

Police operatives serving at Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra State, today 26th January, 2024, by 9am arrested four suspects including a 21-year old lady, Chinenye Ekwenugo, from Ifitedunu over the burning of a 74- year old woman on a wheelchair at Abagana.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the three other suspects included Uzochukwu Okeke ‘M’ aged 47, Fidel Anayo ‘M’ aged 60 and Ikenna Anene ‘M’ aged 54 years respectively, all from Abagana. Police operatives also recovered the burnt remains of the deceased, the wheelchair, and a casket.

 

During interrogation, 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.

 

Meanwhile, the Police 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 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.

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