In Anambra State, a woman identified as Nnaemaka Nwosu is alleged to have set a policewoman and her two children on fire. The incident took place on Sunday in the Nnokwa community of Idemili South Local Government Area. Nwosu, who was divorced by her husband and left homeless, sought accommodation and confided in the policewoman, who offered her a place to stay.
According to an anonymous source in the area, trouble arose when an altercation broke out between the suspect and the policewoman, leading to a physical fight. Nwosu allegedly struck the policewoman repeatedly with a pestle until she fell unconscious.
Subsequently, Nwosu tied the policewoman and her children together with a rope inside their room and set them ablaze, along with the entire building.
The suspect was initially captured by local vigilantes and villagers who were drawn to the scene by the fire as she attempted to flee. At first, Nwosu claimed that a gas cylinder had exploded while the policewoman and her children were boiling water, but she later confessed to the heinous crime and provided details of how she carried it out.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police, confirmed the incident and stated that the suspect has been apprehended. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka for further investigation. The bodies of the policewoman and her children have been deposited in the morgue.
Ikenga provided a brief account of the incident, explaining that the policewoman had offered accommodation to the suspect while she was searching for a house.
A disagreement between the two escalated into a physical fight, during which the suspect used a pestle to strike the policewoman on the head, rendering her unconscious. The investigation is ongoing, and updates will be provided as the case progresses.
Source: PUNCH
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