A 45-year-old man, identified as Emereze Okoro, has been arrested by the police for the alleged murder of a resident in Igbo Imabana Village, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.
NGGOSSIPS Metro learnt on Monday that the incident, which occurred on April 10, 2026, at about 10:30pm, was reported to the police in the early hours of April 11 by Egbe Elegbo Enya, 48, who alleged that his younger brother, Egbegi Elegbo Enya, 45, was attacked and killed with a machete.
Confirming the incident on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata, said police operatives from the Abi Division promptly swung into action, visited the scene of the crime, took photographs, and evacuated the victim’s body to the Eja Memorial Joint Hospital Mortuary in Itigidi.
He said, “Police operatives from the Abi Division promptly swung into action. We visited the scene of the crime, where photographs were taken, and the victim’s body was evacuated and deposited at the Eja Memorial Joint Hospital Mortuary in Itigidi.”
He further added that the suspect was subsequently apprehended and would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department as investigations continue.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other individuals who may be connected to the crime.
“The suspect was subsequently apprehended and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department as investigations continue. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other individuals who may be connected to the crime,” he added.
Source: NGGOSSIPS.
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