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From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Operatives of the Imo state police command Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters, have arrested two suspects with the collaboration of Umulogho community stakeholders, in connected with the rape and murder of Miss Wenda Achumba , aged 21 years, a Post-Basic Nursing student of Mercy College of Nursing Science, Umulogho, Obowo local government Area of Imo state.
The lifeless body of the student was discovered in her private off-campus residence at Umuadara, Umulogho in Obowo LGA, last Thursday.
The suspects, Onyema Okonkwo, aged 32 years, and Emmanuel Onyekachi, aged 25 years, both indigenes of Umuadara, Umulogho, were arrested following sustained, intelligence-led investigative efforts by operatives of the Division in synergy with community stakeholders.
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The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, in a press statement, said, “During investigation, Onyema Okonkwo confessed to the killing of the victim after forcibly having unlawful carnal knowledge of her on multiple occasions in an attempt to conceal his crime, and further implicated Emmanuel Onyekachi as being involved in the matter.
The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet and comprehensive investigation and will be prosecuted upon the conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Audu Garba Bosso, has assured the public that the matter is being handled with utmost diligence and professionalism, and that anyone found culpable will face the full weight of the law.”
