Esther Salifu
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two brothers, Chidiebere Okeke and Emebo Ogochukwu, for allegedly killing and burying their brother, Chibuzor Okeke, in a shallow grave in their compound in Oko community, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State .
According to the state Commissioner for Police, Nnaghe Itam, the deceased was accused of burglary and stealing, which led to his brother and cousin catching him and beating him to death. “We have suspects who murdered their brother and buried him in a shallow grave in a compound at Oko… His brother, Chidiebere Okeke, and his cousin, Emebo Ogochukwu, caught him and beat him to a stupor,” Itam said .
In an attempt to cover up the crime, the two suspects dug a shallow grave in their compound and buried Chibuzor’s body. The police have also rescued four children allegedly stolen from their parents in Bauchi State and sold to another person in Anambra State, and arrested four suspects, including an illegal foster mother .
Additionally, the police have dismantled a criminal camp in Nimo, Njikoka Local Government Area, recovered 19 unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices, and inflicted significant injuries on fleeing suspects. The police also raided an identified black spot in Umunaga Village, Awka South LGA, arresting two suspects and recovering incriminating objects, including a pump action gun and substances suspected to be hard drugs.
