By Cajetan Mmuta
Men of the Imo Police Command have arrested seven persons alleged to be responsible for the murder of a woman Inspector, Felicia Nwagbara in Ubah, Agwa community in Oguta local government area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Michael Abattam, in a statement said the arrest of the suspects followed a credible intelligence that they were with a native doctor that prepares charm for them with life python used by the suspects to fortify themselves before going out to perpetrate crimes.
Abattam also said that the suspects have confessed to killing Inspector Nwagbara who was until her death, a second wife to one of them.
A cording to him, “Sequel to the receipt of credible information that, the native doctor who prepares charms for fortifications against bullets and knives for members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) and led in the attack and killing of a police officer in Agwa Community has returned after fleeing the Community.”
He said, the Command’s Tactical Teams, on 18/5/2022 at about 0600 hours hastily mobilised and with the positive revelations made in course of interrogating the suspects earlier arrested in connection with the killing, the team was able to locate the criminal hideout in Ubah Agwa in Oguta LGA of Imo State and immediately cordoned area and tactical went into the den where they were arrested.
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“The hoodlums on sighting the police operatives, attempted to escape only to discover that the whole escape routes had been saturated with police operatives hence, they were arrested.”
Those arrested include, Casmire Mgbugha ‘m’ aged 53 years, Hycent Chimezie ‘m’ aged 30 years, Hycent Azunna ‘m’ aged 28 years, Hycent Ifesinachi ‘m’ aged 26 years, Hycent Chimobi ‘m’ aged 23years, Chukwuemeka Wisdom ‘m’ aged 22 years and Nnadike Clifford ‘m’ aged 72 years.”
He added that upon searching the terror camp, one Toyota Camry car with registration number AKD 73 BF LAGOS, one live Python, eight locally made Pistols, eighteen rounds of live cartridges, one Biafra flag, a pair of Police Carmouflage Uniform belonging to late Inspector Felicia Nwagbara ‘f’ who has been declared missing since 2017 by police authorities was recovered
