By Ovat Abeng
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Anambra State Police Command, on 18th March 2026, arraigned two suspects in connection with the murder of one late Ikechukwu Simon Nwite and the subsequent theft of his funds.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Wednesday, said the prime suspect, Chiemerie Anieke ‘M’, aged 21, allegedly used a pestle to strike his employer, Mr. Ikechukwu Nwite, on the head, resulting in his death. The suspect was also linked to an attack on one Ogechukwu Nwite at Fegge, Onitsha.
He was arraigned before the High Court, Onitsha, alongside one Godwin Nnabuike Nwokporo ‘M’, aged 21 years, who allegedly aided the commission of the crime by providing a bank account through which over Eight Million Naira (#8,000,000) belonging to the deceased was fraudulently transferred.
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The Operatives of the Command recovered the sum of Six Million Naira (#6,000,000) from the suspects, being part of the stolen funds, which has been tendered as exhibit in the ongoing court proceedings.
The suspects have since been remanded at the Correctional Centre pending further proceedings in the matter.
The Anambra State Police Command reiterates its commitment to ensuring that justice is served and warns individuals against engaging in criminal activities, as the long arm of the law will always catch up with offenders, the PPRO noted.
