Abia State Police Command has paraded two suspects, Chimaobi Anyim Kalu (25) and David Ogwo Orji (21) for allegedly murdering a 21-year-old young woman, Chimhurumnanya Udeh. The Police Commissioner, Janet Agbade who briefed newsmen in her office before the parade, said that the crime was committed on April 15, 2022 at Merry Home Hotels, Ogbor Hill Aba .
The CP said that Chimaobi Anyim Kalu lived at No.44 Nwogu street, Ngwa road, Aba while the second suspect, David Ogwo Orji lived at Umukama roundabout, also at Ngwa road, adding that the suspects lured their victim to the Hotel where they killed her and took away her 11-month-old baby. According the CP, “On April 16, 2022 at about 0010hrs, one Felix Abengowe, the proprietor of Merry Home Hotels Ogbor Hill Aba reported that an unidentified female corpse with a sharp cut on her neck region was found in one of his hotel rooms.
Police detectives on arrival at the scene, were further informed that the suspects escaped with the deceased’s baby boy after killing her.” “Investigations revealed that the victim’s Chimhurumnanya Udeh, female, aged 21 years, a native of Edda in Ebonyi State, resident at No.125 Umunkama road by St Dominic Ngwa road, Aba.” Agbede went on, “Also, the name of the victim’s stolen baby is Chimeremobioma Silver, aged about 11 months.” She further explained that between 15 and 16 May, 2022, upon information, the above suspects were arrested in connection with the case, noting that it was discovered that both of them are motorcyclists from Ugwueke in Bende LGA of Abia State.
“Their confessional statements revealed that the suspects administered drug which according to them, is a mixture of Yoghurt and Piriton tablets on their victim before stabbing her with a broken glass cup on her neck and she died instantly. “They also made away with her eleven (11) months old baby boy whom they claimed was sold for the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand naira (150,000) only, which was shared equally among them.” CP Agbede assured that effort has been intensified to arrest of the fleeing suspects and recover the little Chimereobioma Silver purportedly sold.
Exhibits recovered from the scene of the crime included broken glass cup, black material socked with oil paint and CCTV footage in a flash drive. The Commissioner of Police used the opportunity to reiterate that security consciousness should be a priority everywhere which includes hotels, schools, churches, residential areas business premises, recreation centres and when on transit. Speaking to newsmen after their parade, the two suspects claimed that they stabbed their victims dead after luring her to the hotel.
One of the suspects, David Ogwo Orji claimed that he was forced by Chimaobi Anyim Kalu to stab the victim dead while Chimaobi Anyim Kalu escaped with the little baby. David Ogwo Orji also claimed that the stolen baby was delivered to one Chukwuemeka James who in turn, sold the baby to a female buyer at N150, 000. The N150, 000, according to David Ogwo Orji was shared equally among the them. They begged for forgiveness from the family of the late woman and the general public. Meanwhile, the parents to the late Chimhurumnanya Udeh, Mr John Udeh and Mrs Veronica Udeh who broke into tears at Abia State Police headquarters, demanded justice for their slain daughter.
