Jennifer Ugwueke
One Onyeamachi Mmaju, 21-year old, has allegedly killed his landlord Nonso Umeadi Oyiboka aged 35 years for asking him not to bring women into his compound.
Mmaju was said to be fond of bringing in women into the compound where the landlord also lived.
A statement issued by the Police public relations officer Haruna Mohammed said that at 3.30 am on Tuesday a report was lodged about the alleged murder which took place at Ogidi Ani-Etiti in Idemili North Local Government Area where the murderer and his victim lived.
Following the report, Police operatives attached to Ogidi Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, kuri Remigius, a Chief Superintendent of Police visited the scene and rushed the victim who was found in a pool of his own blood to Iyi Enu Mission hospital Ogidi for medical attention where he was certified dead by the medical doctor on arrival.
His corpse has since been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
However, according to the Police report, careful observation on the deceased body revealed stab wound on his back while a blood stained knife allegedly used in perpetrating the act was also recovered as exhibit at the scene.
Police preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased allegedly had a short quarrel over “bringing of too many women into the compound” .
The quarrel eventually led to a scuffle which resulted to the deceased being stabbed to dead.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police John B.Abang, has ordered the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation after which suspect would be charged to Court for prosecution.