Police arrest suspect, recover body in Rivers murder case

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old suspect, Robinson Uche, for the alleged execution of a 42-year-old man, Shedrack Ogadinma Chukwem, from Umuemeshie assemblage successful Igbo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area.

Operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit, Emuohia Annex, arrested Uche successful Etche connected March 6, 2026, pursuing what authorities described arsenic sustained investigative efforts.

Police accidental the fishy confessed to participating successful the killing, which reportedly occurred connected December 17, 2025.

According to the police, the fishy alleged that helium and 4 others were contracted by an idiosyncratic identified arsenic Chief Elijah Okere to bring the unfortunate to his palace.

However, the program reportedly failed, and during the encounter, the unfortunate was changeable dead.

The radical is said to person aboriginal moved the assemblage to a bush successful Ekerre-Ugbor, wherever it was buried successful a shallow grave.

The constabulary said the fishy subsequently led operatives to the burial site, wherever the remains were recovered and deposited astatine the Military Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

The constabulary said efforts are ongoing to apprehend different suspects who are presently astatine large.

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