Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 300-level pupil of Imo State College, IMSU, Owerri, named Francis Marvellous, 21yrs, for allegedly stabbing to dying Chinagorom Marvellous Kingsley ‘m’, 22yrs, who’s a ultimate yr pupil of the Federal College of Expertise Owerri, FUTO.
Parading the suspect on the police headquarters in Owerri on Friday, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, mentioned the arrest was sequel to a swift response to a misery name acquired from the Chief Safety Officer, CSO, of FUTO, retired DSP Patrick Egwu, by police operatives on convoy patrol who promptly arrested the suspect who was nearly lynched on the scene by an indignant mob.
The CP mentioned,” The physique of the sufferer was recovered and rushed to Federal Medical Middle, Owerri the place he was confirmed lifeless and deposited on the mortuary.
“On interrogation the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that he had a heated argument with personnel of the College’s Man O’ Warfare Unit on 29/03/2024 at about 2200hrs throughout which he introduced out a knife he neatly hid in his trousers and stabbed the sufferer to dying. He talked about three others who have been with him throughout the struggle. They embody his brother Francis Promise, Prince and a person popularly often known as Soji.
“Efforts are on prime gear to arrest the suspects at massive and verify their involvement within the case. The suspects shall be arraigned in court docket upon completion of a complete investigation by the State Felony Investigation Division SCID.
“The Command, subsequently, is utilizing this medium to dispel the false narratives making the rounds on social media that the sufferer was stabbed to dying by Hausa Fulani/Northern, warning that the misinformation is the handiwork of mischief makers who wish to provoke pointless intertribal battle between the great folks of Imo State and the Northerners residing within the State.
“The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police accountable for the State Felony Investigation Division to take cost of the case and be certain that the suspects concerned on this case and purveyors of pretend information are arrested made to face the complete wrath of the regulation. “
