A 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor, has been arrested by operatives of Anambra State Police Command, in connection with the gruesome murder and mutilation of a pregnant nurse (name withheld).
A statement on Tuesday, July 30, 2025, by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the suspect was arrested on Friday, July 25, 2025.
The statement noted that the prime suspect, one Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, from Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, but currently at large, lured the victim to his house under the guise of seeking medical assistance.
It added that the mutilated body of the victim was later discovered in a soakaway pit in the same village.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect. She stated that she was called by the suspect to clean the blood stains after the victim was murdered.
“She further revealed how they sell the body parts to different evil native doctors in the area. Also, preliminary information shows that the victim, a trained nurse, was lured by the murderer to his house.
“Given the information from the suspect, Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), in the early hours of 29th July 2025, burst a shrine of an identified native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile from Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike and recovered suspected human body parts, concealed in cellophane (nylon) bags,” the statement said.
Ikenga added that the Command has launched a manhunt for the prime suspect, along with the suspected receivers and other collaborators.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has strongly condemned the heinous act, describing it as inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life.
Orutugu who commended the people of Umueri village, Ogbunike community, encouraged anyone with useful information to assist the Police in the ongoing investigation to come forward and assured that the identity of such informants would be adequately protected.
