From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The family of Miss Lechi Nwachukwu from Umeze, Ogwuama in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, who died few days after her release from police detention in Owerri, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun to help in investigating the cause of her death.
Younger brother of the deceased, Ability Nwachukwu claimed her sister, 41, was arrested by the police on March 7, 2025 after her stepmothers lodged a complaint to the police that she threatened their lives.
He further alleged that she was released three days after but in a critical condition. “She was confirmed dead by doctors on arrival at the Federal Medical Teaching Hospital Owerri where she was taken to for treatment.
“She was arrested by the police because my stepmothers accused her of threatening their lives. They had been having normal exchange of words but Mrs Celine Nwachukwu that day said my sister threatened her life and reported the matter to the police.”
The family has also engaged the service of a law firm who wrote the petition to the IGP and Nigeria Police, Zone 9, to help unravel the circumstances that led to Nwachukwu’s death.