Anambra Police Command Confirms Arrest of 33-Year-Old Obinna Anene as Prime Suspect
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Obinna Anene, the 33-year-old principal suspect in the gruesome murder and burning of 74-year-old Alice Anene, a wheelchair-bound woman in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area.
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According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect was arrested on Tuesday and is currently being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, Awka for further interrogation.
The arrest follows the earlier apprehension of four other suspects, including 21-year-old Chinyere Ekwenugo, who confessed that her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Igwe, alongside three others, set the elderly woman on fire.
Key Facts of the Case
- Victim: Alice Anene, 74-year-old woman in a wheelchair
- Prime Suspect: Obinna Anene, 33 years old, from Amene Village, Abagana
- Arrested Suspects:
- Chinyere Ekwenugo (21 years old)
- Uzochukwu Okeke (47 years old)
- Fidel Anayo (60 years old)
- Ikenna Anene (54 years old)
- Fugitive Suspect: Ifeanyi Igwe, Ekwenugo’s boyfriend
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Investigation Updates
Police earlier recovered the victim’s charred remains, her wheelchair, and a casket brought by the suspects to bury her before security operatives intervened.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga reaffirmed that the Anambra State Police Command remains committed to ensuring justice, with ongoing efforts to track down other accomplices.
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