A member of
the Abia State Vigilante Service, Sunday Ukwu Kalu, 37, has been arrested for
killing a 17-year-old boy, Chinemerem Ifeanyi in Aba, Abia State.
The deceased
was alleged to have been killed during a minor quarrel with Kalu. The incident,
which occurred at about 8: pm along Agu Road, Ndiegoro, Aba, was said to have
caused violent crisis, which was brought under control by policemen from
Ndiegoro Division.
Eyewitnesses
claimed that Ifeanyi was returning from work when he bumped into the suspect
and both soon started quarreling.
One of the
eyewitnesses, who wish to remain anonymous, disclosed that he overheard Ifeanyi
and Kalu arguing over the rightful owner of a phone.
His words: “I
overheard Ifeanyi telling Kalu to leave his phone, but Kalu kept struggling to
collect it from him. As at then, I never knew Kalu was a member of Bakassi. I
thought it was a mere street boys’ argument. It was when I heard a scream that some
people and I rushed to the direction of the scream, only to find Ifeanyi in a
pool of his own blood. He had been stabbed on the neck and shoulder. The suspect
quickly abandoned the phone and tried to escape. Some persons, who recognised him,
put a call across to Cameroun Barracks Police Station. He was arrested. The
unfortunate thing was that we later found the receipt of the phone on Ifeanyi.
The receipt bore his name, meaning the phone belonged to him.”
The Abia
State Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon, while confirming the incident, said
that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigations.
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