
Operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a female
undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Chitere
Okoronkwo, for
allegedly killing her boyfriend, Johnmark Osigwe.The state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, said the 20-year-old lady was nabbed on
Monday at Ama-Wire Urratta in the
Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. According to him, she
allegedly masterminded the killing of her estranged lover at Nkwo-Orji on
August 8, 2018.
The CP said, “Chitere Okoronkwo, 20, of Umualumaku village in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested at Ama-Wire Uratta in Owerri, Imo State by SARS operatives on Monday.
“She was arrested in connection with the murder of one Johnmark Osigwe, 24, at Nkwo-Orji in Owerri on August 16, 2018. It is important to note that the deceased was a boyfriend to the suspect.
“When their relationship got sour and ended, the girl demanded compensation. The deceased, due to persistent threats to life before being assassinated, had paid N1.8m for shop rent and N2m for interior decoration of the shop to the estranged girlfriend.
The CP said, “Chitere Okoronkwo, 20, of Umualumaku village in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested at Ama-Wire Uratta in Owerri, Imo State by SARS operatives on Monday.
“She was arrested in connection with the murder of one Johnmark Osigwe, 24, at Nkwo-Orji in Owerri on August 16, 2018. It is important to note that the deceased was a boyfriend to the suspect.
“When their relationship got sour and ended, the girl demanded compensation. The deceased, due to persistent threats to life before being assassinated, had paid N1.8m for shop rent and N2m for interior decoration of the shop to the estranged girlfriend.
“Not done with the threats, she
demanded N3m, which the deceased gave through a lawyer. Before the money was
finally paid to the lady, he was murdered inside his Mercedes SUV. After
his death, the lady fled to South Africa.
"Okoronkwo has confessed that she told a guy that she wanted the victim dead due to their misunderstanding.”
CP Galadanchi said the lady would be charged to court at the end of investigation.

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