Tragedy Struck In Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra State, as a middle-aged woman has been accused of setting a policewoman and her two children on fire.
The deceased reportedly got acquainted with the suspect, Nneamaka Nwosu, when she lost her home as a result of a divorce. Nwosu is a native of Amawbia in Awka South LGA.
A neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed that the suspect (Nwosu) moved in with the policewoman not long after she had been homeless and in desperate need of housing as a result of her divorce from her husband.
“As soon as the husband divorced her, she confided in the policewoman who benevolently offered her accommodation in her apartment.
“On that fateful day, she quarrelled with the policewoman which led to a fight. She hit the police woman on the head with a pestle and she fell and became unconscious.
“She quickly tied the policewoman and her two kids together with a rope inside their room and set them ablaze together with the building,” he said.
According to reports, the suspect was caught while attempting to abscond from the community by local vigilantes and several villagers who were attracted by the fire.
She initially denied the act when the vigilante questioned her, saying that the deceased and her children had been boiling water when the gas cylinder exploded.
Later, Nwosu admitted to the crime and said the devil was responsible for it.
“I did not know what came over me that made me commit the crime. I deserve to be shot dead for this wicked act against the person who helped me in my time of need,” she said.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the public relations officer for the Anambra State Police Command, confirmed the incidence and reported that the suspect had been detained and the bodies of the policewoman and her children had been deposited in the mortuary.
Ikenga reported that the case had been transferred to the State Investigation Department (CID) for additional investigations and legal action.
Further development shall be communicated,” Ikenga promised.
