By Our Reporter
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a landlord and launched a full-scale investigation into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old nursing student, Chiamaka Chilaka.
The deceased’s body was discovered in her apartment in Uruezeani, Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.
Chilaka, an ND II student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, and a native of Isingu in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, was reportedly found dead on Sunday.
The incident sparked widespread reactions on social media after a viral video showed a visibly distraught cleric lamenting the student’s death and repeatedly crying out, “My daughter, my daughter.”
Unverified accounts circulating online alleged that the deceased had been subjected to repeated unwanted advances by her landlord, which she reportedly rejected.
The reports also claimed that she was last seen in an altercation with him before her death.
Confirming the incident on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer of ⁷the Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the landlord had been taken into custody and was assisting investigators with ongoing inquiries.
According to Ikenga, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed detectives to expedite investigations and ensure that all those connected to the incident are identified and brought to justice.
He explained that the case was transferred from the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for a comprehensive and discreet investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed investigative officers to expedite action on the investigation into the reported suspected murder of a 23-year-old female student whose lifeless body was discovered at her residence in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State,” the police spokesman said in a release.
Police operatives who visited the scene reportedly observed a deep cut on the victim’s thigh, other visible marks of violence on her body and blood stains around the area, raising strong suspicions of foul play.
The command said preliminary investigations confirmed that the deceased was a student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor.
Ikenga further revealed that the body had been deposited in a hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy to determine the exact cause of death and aid the investigation.
While assuring the public of transparency and professionalism in handling the case, the police spokesperson said the command remains committed to uncovering the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.
The Commissioner of Police also appealed to members of the public with useful information to come forward and assist investigators, assuring that anyone found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
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