The Rivers State Police Command has announced that one suspect, Emeka, has been detained for allegedly raping and killing a pregnant woman, Mrs. Chigbewejim Steward.
The culprit was claimed to have arrived with a gang of guys who raped the woman to death in the Abarikpo community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, the suspect had a disagreement with the dead on February 12, 2023, and then led his gang to break into the victim’s home at midnight to kidnap her.
City Round learned that Chigbewejim, who was five months pregnant at the time, was transported to an unknown area where Emeka and his crew allegedly raped her to death.
Emeka was believed to have fled the village after learning that the police were on his trail. However, he was captured 15 months later after authorities learned of his whereabouts.
Chigbewejim’s husband, Lawyer Steward, a pastor in the Abarikpo community, confirmed the arrest during an interview with journalists in Port-Harcourt on Thursday, urging the government to guarantee that justice was served.
He said, “Emeka, the mastermind of the death of my wife, quarrelled with her because he said that my wife called him a wicked man. He told my wife that she would see wickedness that day.
“That night around 1 a.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2023, those bad boys came to my house and broke the door and took my wife away.
“My wife was five months pregnant. Emeka and his gang raped and strangled her to death. The Police arrested him on Thursday. Now he is in the Police Custody. I have gone to the station to give my statement. I want the Government to intervene so that justice will prevail.”
He stated that his late wife’s body was located near a fishing pond hours after her abduction, with several injuries and blood from her private areas.
When Contacted, the spokesperson of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, revealed that “investigations were ongoing adding that, he (Emeka) has been arrested and the matter will be transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department.”
