27-year-old woman, Ozioma Orakwe, has been arrested by the police over the alleged murder of a 75-year-old man, Martin Orakwe, who is said to be her relative in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The video of the deceased committing suicide by hanging himself on a tree with a rope tied around his neck surfaced online on Wednesday, March 2.
However, the state police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement released this morning said men of the command were alerted over the development and that preliminary investigation carried out showed that the man was murdered and set up to look like he committed suicide.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim had a cut on his head with marks of violence all over his body. Additional information shows that the suspect, a relative to the deceased, had a disagreement which resulted to a fight,” he said.
Ikenga added that police operatives have recovered the body of the deceased and the suspect has also made a useful statement that is helping in the ongoing investigation.
The case shall be charged to court after a conclusive investigation.
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