Esther Salifu
Anambra state police command has arrested 24-year-old Somtochukwu Nwafor in connection with the brutal murder of a pregnant nurse in Umueri village, Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area.
Nwafor confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect, Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, she admitted to assisting in cleaning up the crime scene and revealed that the victim’s body parts were sold to native doctors for ritual purposes.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, “The suspect confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect,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.”
Further investigations led to the discovery of human body parts concealed in nylon bags at the shrine of a native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile, in Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike. The police have launched a manhunt for Elobisi and other accomplices involved in the killing and trafficking of human parts.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, condemned the act as “inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life,” assuring the public that a full investigation is ongoing. He urged anyone with useful information to come forward, assuring that informants’ identities would be fully protected.
The incident has sparked outrage and fear among residents
