The police in Anambra State said a new suspect, allegedly behind the murder of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, is now in their custody.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to reporters on Saturday.
Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, stated that the murder of the student, 23-year-old Vivian Chilaka, on 14 June, 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 said, “The suspect was arrested on 4 September, following credible and actionable information received by the command.”
