Man arrested for stabbing woman, attempting to cut body part for ritual in Anambra

Man arrested for stabbing woman, attempting to cut body part for ritual in Anambra

A 41-year-old man, Ogbonna Nwankwo has been arrested by Anambra state police command for stabbing a woman, Bella Joseph, and attempting to cut off her

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A 41-year-old man, Ogbonna Nwankwo has been arrested by Anambra state police command for stabbing a woman, Bella Joseph, and attempting to cut off her breast for ritual on Wednesday, September 2.

Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, said Ogbonna took Bella to Dollar Inn motel in Ihite in Orumba South local government area to lodge.

He stated that while they lodged in their hotel room, the suspect allegedly used a knife to stab Bella and was attempting to cut off her breast for ritual purpose when her cry for help was heard by the motel manager who came to her rescue.

The police spokesman said that police operatives attached to Umunze division were invited and they rushed the victim to a specialist hospital in Nnewi where she is being treated. He added that the suspect who was already seriously manhandled by a mob and beaten to stupor was later arrested by the police and taken to the hospital for treatment under police guard.

Mohammed noted that a blood-stained knife was recovered at the scene as an exhibit and that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation, to unravel the actual circumstances surrounding the incident.