Monday, March, 23 2026 -The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old male suspect, Ugwu Desmond, for the attempted m$rder and r@pe of a pregnant woman in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area.
Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed
the incident, said the 30-year-old victim (names withheld) had on the night of
March 14, 2026, set out on a short walk back home from a neighbour’s house
through a quiet track road in Amokwo-Affa in Udi Local Government Area.
However, what should have been a routine return turned into a terrifying
ordeal.
“Unaware she was being followed,
she was suddenly attacked from behind by the suspect, who was armed with a
cutlass. He forced her to the ground, gripped her neck in a bid to strangle
her, and covered her mouth to silence her cries. She was then dragged into an
uncompleted building, where he threatened to k!ll her if she resisted, before
forcefully r@ping her and inflicting injuries on her body.
Her survival, and the strength to
report the harrowing ordeal by about 6:15 a.m. on March 15, 2026, triggered
swift police intervention, as operatives of the Affa Police Division promptly
mobilized and arrested the suspect. The victim was immediately taken to the
hospital for medical examination and treatment, while the scene was processed,
leading to the recovery of critical exhibits, including the cutlass used in the
attack and clothing bearing suspected blood and seminal stains.” Ndukwe said
He revealed that the suspect has confessed to the crime, while the
Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, directed a thorough investigation
and assured that the suspect will be promptly arraigned in court upon its
conclusion.
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