Police arraigns man for alleged friend’s murder in Enugu

Police operatives in Enugu have arrested a man for the alleged murder of his friend in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe, who this in a statement on Monday in Enugu, said the 24-year-old suspect strangled the deceased and buried him in a shallow grave at Amori community, Nkanu West local government area of the state on April 1.

He said the suspect had been arraigned in court and remanded at the Enugu Custodial Centre.

The spokesman said: “The suspect and the deceased had travelled from Ogidi, Anambra, to Amori on April 1 to visit a native doctor.

“In the night, they left the native doctor’s house for an unknown destination.

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“A search was conducted, but they were not found until the following morning, when police arrested the suspect at Obe community in the same council area while attempting to escape and return to Ogidi.”

Ndukwe added that the suspect confessed that he strangled the victim and buried the corpse in a shallow grave in the bush from where it was exhumed.

The corpse, according to him, had been deposited in the mortuary preparatory to autopsy.

“The case was transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Enugu, and the suspect arraigned,” The spokesman added.

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