Suspect who allegedly beheaded 69-year-old woman in Anambra arrested

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By Madu Obi

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Obadigbo Emmanuel Anumudu, said to be the prime suspect in the gruesome murder and beheading of Mrs. Obianuju Akubi, a 69-year-old woman at Umueri, Anambra East local government area, in July 2024.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement that operatives of the command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, acting on credible intelligence, stormed Aguleri, Anambra East local government area, and apprehended the suspect, who had been on the run for over a year.

According to the PPRO, upon interrogation, Anumudu confessed to the crime and provided information leading to the identification of other members of the gang who participated in the murder and beheading of the elderly woman.

"The suspect had been on the run since 22nd July 2024 after he gruesomely murdered and beheaded late Mrs. Obianuju Akubi, a 69 year old woman in Umuleri.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and further mentioned members of his gang who participated in the murder and beheading.

He also disclosed the whereabouts of the victim’s head, which was taken away after the heinous act", the PPRO said.

Ikenga added that intensive efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the remaining gang members to ensure that justice is served, assuring that further developments on the matter would be communicated to the public in due course.