Abia State Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa. Photo: The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka
The Abia State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested a suspect captured in a viral video assaulting a woman, adding that he will be charged with assault and attempted murder.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the arrest was made on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, adding that the suspect, Agwu Ukpo, male, 37, is from Akanu Ohafia in Abia State.
The statement read, “Leveraging on actionable intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Abia Command, have apprehended the above-mentioned suspect, who was captured in a viral video assaulting one Amarachi Chiyere over a dispute relating to a pot of soup.”
The police said the case is currently under discreet investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), adding that the suspect will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations. Related News 279 kidnapped across Nigeria in May – Report Armed men kill ex-Ogun broadcaster, security guard Security firm rescues kidnapped woman, arrests two suspects in Ondo
