Officers of the Nigerian Police
THE Anambra State Police Command has discovered a decomposing body of a married woman alleged to have been killed by her husband in Amawbia, Anambra state.
This was contained in a statement by SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Anambra State Police Command on Saturday in Awka. The report stated that the husband, Mr. Ikechukwu Atansi, who was found in the room with the decomposing body when the door was opened couldn’t give any clear explanations of what he was doing there. The statement reads;
“On the 26/3/2020 at about 8:30am, distress call was received by the Central Police Station Awka that unusual odour was perceived by the neighbours oozing out from the room of
“One Ikechukwu Atansi ‘m’ at Chimas House Ezimezi, Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State and that flies were seen hovering all over the premises.
“Following the report, Police patrol team led by DPO Central Police Station Awka, CSP Chucks Nwoke rushed to the scene, opened the door and discovered a decomposing body of a woman who was later identified as Mrs. Uchechi Atansi ‘f’ aged 31 years of Enugwu-Agidi lying lifeless in the room. After careful analysis of the scene by police detectives,marks of violence was observed on the body of the victim and blood spilled all over the room.
“Consequently, photographs of the victim as well as the scene were taken and corpse removed and deposited at Amaku General Hospital mortuary for autopsy after it was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
“Surprisingly however, the deceased husband one Mr. Ikechukwu Atansi ‘m’ aged 49 years of Umudum village in Isuanochia was right inside the room with the deceased when the door was opened and could not give a satisfactory account of what actually transpired. Instead, the husband claimed that he was injected with a substance by unknown persons who according to him must have killed his wife. The husband was subsequently arrested and he is assisting the Police with useful information to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident”, the Police stated.
The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police CP John B. Abang, has ordered for immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Awka for discreet investigation please.