Anambra: Police arrest two suspects over murder of relatives, recover bodies in shallow grave

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects successful transportation with the gruesome execution of 3 members of the aforesaid family.

The bodies of the slain victims were discovered successful a shallow sedate successful Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area, a property merchandise by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated.

He said: “Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, connected the day of 3 May 2026, arrested 1 Emmanuel Nnabueze Nnakezie (male, aged 33) and Clement Nnaekezie (male, aged 69).

“The apprehension followed a painstaking probe triggered by credible accusation connected the abrupt disappearance of the victims.”

Ikenga said the bid acted connected the intelligence, deploying operatives who trailed and apprehended the suspects successful antithetic locations: Oba and Ukpor, respectively.

He added: “During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the transgression and led the constabulary to the tract wherever the victims were buried successful a shallow grave.

“The victims person been identified arsenic Robert Nnakezie (male, 67), Ikechukwu Obi (male, 14), and Ukamaka Efione (female, 2), who was reportedly visiting during the schoolhouse holidays.

“The remains of the victims person been exhumed and deposited successful a morgue for autopsy.”

He added that preliminary investigations indicated that the heinous enactment whitethorn person resulted from a quality implicit the...