Police nab woman for setting female cop, two kids ablaze in Anambra

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The police in Anambra have arrested a middle-aged woman, for allegedly setting a female police officer and her two children ablaze, in Nnokwa, Idemili South Council Area of Anambra State.

The suspect, identified as Nneamaka Nwosu, who hails from Amawbia, Awka South Local Council of the state, came in contact with the deceased after she was rendered homeless, following separation from her husband.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident and arrest of the suspect, said the remains of the victims have been deposited in the mortuary.

Ikenga said that the case had been transferred to the State Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and prosecution.

Also commenting on the incident, a resident in the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspect had gone to live with the deceased shortly after she became homeless and in dire need of accommodation.

He added that the suspect was apprehended by local vigilante and villagers, who were attracted by the fire, while she was trying to escape.

He said during interrogation, the suspect was said to have initially denied the act, claiming it was a case of gas explosion, while the deceased and her children were boiling water.

However, she later confessed to the crime, attributing it to the handwork of the devil.