Police have confirmed the arrest of a woman accused of killing a man in Akwa Ibom and running off with his vehicle and a huge amount of money.
The woman, Lorretta Anoh, is held for questioning at the ‘B’ division police station in Ewet housing estate, Uyo, after the body of Mr Chikoka Emeka Henry, 36, was found lying lifeless in his apartment, with a cut on his head, on Wednesday 4 August.
Police said she had confessed to walking away with nearly N3million naira ripped off from the deceased, and that operatives rounded her up while she was making arrangements to change the ownership of the victim’s vehicle, a Mercedes Benz 4matic jeep, that she absconded with on Tuesday 3 August.
State police spokesman SP Odiko Macdon said the brother of the deceased, Mr Collins Okpara, reported the matter after he visited Chikoka’s apartment — at 2 Samuel Effanga street, Osongama housing estate in Uyo — following unanswered phone calls and messages.
On arrival, Collins found Chikoka lying in his pool of blood, dead, SP Macdon said in a statement.
The police spokesman said Collins further informed the Police that Chikoka’s black 4Matic Mercedes Benz car with Reg. No. EKY 694 GP was removed from the car park.
“Operatives of ‘B’ Division in Ewet Housing swiftly took action, removed the corpse of the deceased which preliminary examination showed a cut on his head and deposited at [the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital] UUTH for autopsy,” Macdon said.
He said operatives trailed and arrested Lorretta who was last seen entering the apartment of the deceased on 3 August 2021.
“An instant search on the suspect led to the recovery of the sum of two million, nine hundred and forty-three thousand, two hundred and fifty Naira (N2,943,250.00) which she confessed to have stolen from the victim,” Macdon said.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police CP Andrew Amiengheme “is miffed at the action of the suspect”.
He added that CP Amiengheme had ordered a transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a discreet investigation while warning members of the public to be vigilant and be careful of the company they keep.
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