A 45-year-old man, identified as Emereze Okoro, has been arrested by the police for the alleged murd3r of a resident in Igbo Imabana Village, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State
The incident, which occurred on Friday, at about 10:30 p.m., was reported to the police in the early hours of April 11 by Egbe Enya, 48, who alleged that his younger brother, Egbegi Enya, 45, was attacked and k!lled with a machete.
Confirming the incident on Monday, the Police Spokesman of Cross River state, ASP Sunday Akata, said that Police operatives from the Abi Division promptly swung into action, visiting the scene of the crime where photographs were taken and the victim’s body was evacuated and deposited at the Eja Memorial Joint Hospital Mortuary in Itigidi.
He said, “Police operatives from the Abi Division promptly swung into action. We visited the scene of the crime where Photographs were taken, and the victim’s body was evacuated and deposited at the Eja Memorial Joint Hospital Mortuary in Itigidi.”
“The suspect was subsequently apprehended, and to be transferred to the state criminal investigation department (SCID) as investigations continue.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other individuals who may be connected to the crime,” he added.
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