Woman sets policewoman, children on fire in Anambra

[FILES] Nigeria Police

A woman, identified as Nnaemaka Nwosu, has reportedly set a policewoman and her two children ablaze in Anambra State.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at Nnokwa community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Anambra State Police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident said the suspect has been arrested and the case transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka for further investigations.

He said the corpses of the policewoman and her children have been deposited at the mortuary.


Narrating how the incident happened, the State Police spokesperson said, “Preliminary information revealed that the policewoman accommodated the suspect while she was searching for a house.

“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.”

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