Ajirioghene Imah
A woman identified as Nnaemaka Nwosu, seeking accommodation, has reportedly set ablaze a policewoman and her two children that offered her help in Nnokwa community, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to a source who pleaded anonymity, the suspect, who hails from the Amawbia community, after being divorced by her husband, became homeless and was in dire need of accommodation when the policewoman accommodated in her apartment, until an argument that degenerated into a fight ensued between her and the policewoman.
The source further revealed that during the fight, Nwosu reached for a pestle and allegedly struck the policewoman’s head with it and she fell and lost consciousness.
“Afterwards, the suspect tied the policewoman and her children together with rope and set them ablaze right inside the room. The policewoman and her children were burnt alive together with the building.
“Local vigilance members and some of the villagers, who were attracted by the fire, captured her (Nwosu) as she was trying to escape the vicinity,” the source added.
The suspect was said to have initially claimed that it was a gas cylinder that exploded when the woman and her children were boiling hot water but later confessed to the crime and explained how she carried out the heinous act.
Confirming the incident, Anambra Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said Nwosu had been arrested, adding that the suspect has been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) where further investigation on the matter would be carried out.
