Anambra State Police operatives attached to the Okpoko Division in Ogbaru Local Government Area, on 2nd September 2025, rescued a suspect from an attempted jungle justice after he was alleged to have murdered a 25-year-old man and concealed the victim’s dismembered body inside a refrigerator at Okpoko.
According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Wednesday, the suspect, later identified as Leberechi (other names unknown), aged about 30 years, was already in an unconscious state before he was arrested.
He was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention and is currently under armed guard to prevent escape.
The operatives visited the scene of the murder and discovered the decomposed body parts of the victim hidden inside a refrigerator. The remains were subsequently evacuated to a mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for a thorough investigation to ensure that justice is served in accordance with the law.
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