The Anambra State Police Command Operatives attached to the Okpoko Division on Tuesday, September 4, rescued a suspect from an attempted jungle justice after he was alleged to have m#rdered a 25-year old male and concealed the victim’s dismembered body inside a refrigerator at Okpoko.
The suspect identified as Leberechi and about 30 years of age was already in an unconscious state before he was arrested. He was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention and is currently under armed guard to prevent escape.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the command said the operatives visited the scene of the m#rder and discovered the decomposed body parts of the victim hidden inside a refrigerator.
Ikenga said the remains were subsequently evacuated to a mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
He added that the state Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed immediate transfer of the Case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for a thorough investigation and to ensure that justice is served in accordance with the law.
