The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two brothers for allegedly murdering and burying their sibling in a shallow grave within their compound in the Oko community of Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State.
The state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, made this announcement during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Awka on Monday.
Itam stated that the deceased, Chibuzor Okeke, was accused of burglary and theft. His brother, Chidiebere Okeke, and their cousin, Emebo Ogochukwu, confronted him and brutally assaulted him, resulting in his death.
He remarked, “We have apprehended suspects who murdered their brother and buried him in a shallow grave at their home in Oko. The deceased, Chibuzor Okeke, was accused of burglary and theft.
“Chidiebere Okeke and Emebo Ogochukwu caught him and beat him mercilessly. Consequently, Chibuzor lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“To conceal their crime, the two suspects dug a shallow grave in their compound and buried Chibuzor.”