Police arrest woman for ‘setting female officer, two children ablaze’ in Anambra

The Anambra state police command has arrested one Nneamaka Nwosu, a middle-aged woman, for setting a female officer and her two children ablaze in Nnokwa, Idemili south LGA of the state. 

NAN reports that Nwosu, who is a native of Amawbia in Awka South LGA, became acquainted with the victim when she was homeless due to a divorce.

However, after a disagreement with the female officer which resulted in a fight, Nwosu hit her head with a pestle.

“As soon as the husband divorced her, she confided in the policewoman who benevolently offered her accommodation in her apartment,” NAN quoted a resident of the area as saying.

“On that fateful day, she had a quarrel with the policewoman which led to a fight. She hit the policewoman on the head with a pestle and she fell and became unconscious.

“She quickly tied the policewoman and her two kids together with a rope inside their room and set them ablaze together with the building.”

Nwosu who reportedly tried to escape after the incident was apprehended by members of the local vigilante group and villagers who saw the victim’s house going up in flames.

The suspect earlier denied the act, claiming it was a case of a gas explosion, but later admitted committing the crime.

“I did not know what came over me that made me commit the crime. I deserve to be shot dead for this wicked act against the person who helped me in my time of need,” she said.

Confirming the incident, Tochukwu Ikenga, police spokesperson in Anambra, said the suspect has been arrested while the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary.

“Preliminary information reveals that the policewoman accommodated the suspect while she was searching for a house,” Ikenga said.

“The two women had a disagreement which resulted in a fight before the suspect hit the woman police on her head with a pestle.

“While she became unconscious, she tied her with her two kids and set them ablaze. The bodies of the victims have been recovered and deposited in the morgue. Further development shall be communicated.”