By John Obi
Men of the Obowo Divisional Headquarters have arrested a 38-year-old man ,Ibe Obasi over the murder of one Ebuka Udemba in Imo State.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye on Sunday Obasi, the owner of ‘Our Guest House’ and an indigene of Umuokpa in Obowo Local Government Area, was arrested in Umulogho.
The PPRO said preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was tortured and locked up inside the generator room of the said guest house by the suspect and two others at large, where he suffocated to death.
The suspect had accused the victim of stealing a customer’s handset
Okoye revealed that the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Owerri for continuation of investigation.
He said that the suspect has provided useful information that will assist operatives in arresting all the suspects in connection to the case.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma has tasked the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of SCID to carry out comprehensive investigation to ascertain the remote circumstances surrounding the death of the victim and ensure that all the suspects involved are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
While commiserating with the family, friends, and relatives of the victim, the Commissioner of Police strongly condemned the cruel act and called on the people of Obowo, particularly the residents of Umulogho to refrain from taking laws into their hands as the Command was on top of the situation.
The CP stressed that the Command has commenced thorough investigation to apprehend the suspects linked to the case of murder and bring them to book.
