The Anambra Police Command says a new suspect, allegedly behind the murder of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South LGA of the state, is now in its custody.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Saturday.
Ikenga stated that the murder of the student, 23-year-old Vivian Chilaka, on June 14, attracted widespread public outcry.
He added that the arrest of the new suspect, Kosisochukwu Ibekwe, 26, exonerated the landlord of the deceased, earlier interrogated by the police.
The statement read in part: “The Anambra Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old male suspect, Kosisochukwu Ibekwe, in connection with the murder of Miss Vivian Chilaka.
