The suspect, Chukwuemeka Nweke, allegedly carried out the act on 18 August in a compound along Orba Road in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
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Mr Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said the suspect has been arrested by police operatives serving in Nsukka Divisional Police Headquarters.The police spokesperson said the suspect allegedly murdered the victim, Zinachukwu Ugwu, while she was sleeping inside her family’s house. “Additionally, the knife used by the suspect to commit the crime, quantities of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, and an object suspected to be a charm were recovered from him,” Mr Ndukwe said.Mr Ndukwe said the victim has confessed to killing the child and claimed that he acted alone under the influence of Indian hemp, alcohol and methamphetamine, a hard drug.
He consequently ordered the deputy commissioner of police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation, Enugu to ensure speedy investigations and prosecution of the suspect.Offenders, on conviction, face a death sentence, section 319 says.At Premium Times, we firmly believe in the importance of high-quality journalism.
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