Police arrest 2 suspects over murder of Imo priest

The police in Imo State have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Rev Fr. Jude Egbom of St Patrick’s Catholic parish, Amucha in Njaba Local Government Area of the state. Also arrested for questioning was the barber, identified as Raphael, where the priest had gone to have a hair cut before he […]

The police in Imo State have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Rev Fr. Jude Egbom of St Patrick’s Catholic parish, Amucha in Njaba Local Government Area of the state.
Also arrested for questioning was the barber, identified as Raphael, where the priest had gone to have a hair cut before he was murdered.
Parading the suspects yesterday, the state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, said they were nabbed in Nkwerre on September 11. He named them as Chigozie Uzoukwu, 33 and Peter Ochokwu, 21.
He said the command also recovered the priest’s vehicle and traveling bag.
Galadanchi said one of the suspects, Ochokwu, was an ex-convict who had spent one year in Owerri prison for alleged involvement in an armed robbery case. In addition to the alleged killers of the priest, the police also arrested a gang that stole a corpse and demanded N5 million from the bereaved relatives.
Galadanchi disclosed that the gang, which stole the corpse, was made up of Kelechi Nnajiuba, 24, Ifeanyi Chukwukere, 28 and Ekene Ohaeri, 27.
He said the members of the gang already had some of their lovers in police custody for the kidnapping of a staff of the National Population Commission.
He said the gang which collected N5m ransom, shot the victim’s police orderly and took his AK47 rifle which they had been using for their nefarious activities.