Woman arrested in Anambra over murder of pregnant nurse

Woman arrested in Anambra over murder of pregnant nurse

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor, in connection with the gruesome murder of a pregnant nurse whose mutilated body was found dumped in a soakaway pit in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect made chilling confessions during interrogation. She admitted to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect, Chiemerie Obika Elobisi—currently on the run—and claimed she was called in to clean up the bloodstains after the victim was killed.

Nwafor also confessed that the victim’s body parts were harvested and sold to various native doctors in the area, indicating a possible link to a ritualist network.

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Also, preliminary information shows that the victim, a trained nurse was lured by the murderer to his house under the guise of seeking medication.

Ikenga said given the information from the suspect, Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in the early hours of 29th July 2025, burst a shrine of an identified native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile from Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike and recovered suspected human body parts, concealed in cellophane (nylon) bags. However, the Command has launched a manhunt for the prime suspect, along with the suspected receivers and collaborators.

Ikenga further stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has strongly condemned the heinous act, describing it as “inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life.

He added that the CP encourages anyone with useful information to assist the Police in the ongoing investigation to come forward and assured that the identity of such informants would be adequately protected.

Woman arrested in Anambra over murder of pregnant nurse