The police said the prime suspect, identified as Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, lured the victim under the guise of seeking medication, killed her, and buried her mutilated remains in a soakaway pit

By Opeyemi Ojo

A 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor, has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command in connection with the gruesome murder of a pregnant nurse in Umueri village, Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area.

The police said the prime suspect, identified as Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, lured the victim under the guise of seeking medication, killed her, and buried her mutilated remains in a soakaway pit.

Some of the victim’s body parts were reportedly sold to a native doctor in the area.

Command spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, revealing that community intelligence led to the capture of the female suspect.

He said suspected human body parts were also recovered from a shrine linked to the case.

Ikenga said, “The suspect confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect, currently on the run, and admitted to cleaning blood stains after the victim was murdered. She further revealed how the body parts were sold to native doctors in the community.”

He added that operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department raided the shrine of a native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile, in Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike, recovering suspected human remains concealed in cellophane bags.

The Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, condemned the act, describing it as “inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life.”

He assured the public that informants providing credible information would be protected as the manhunt for the fleeing suspect and his accomplices continues.

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