The police officers from Iheagwa Division, Imo State, have arrested an Imo prison escapee identified as Justice Anokam, for allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman to death with a dagger at Umuejechi Nekede autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government.
It was gathered that the suspect has been terrorizing the community since he escaped from the April 2021 prison break in Imo.
An eyewitness, Kingsley Ike, said the suspect had been a thorn in the flesh of residents of the area since he escaped from the correctional center.
He said, “The victim was a pregnant woman, who came out at the popular Ama-Ato junction, a route she plied during Sunday worship.
“The suspect accosted the woman and demanded money from her and when she refused, he stabbed her with a sharp knife and the pregnant woman bled to death.
“The suspect fled immediately he stabbed the woman but youths of the area pursued and apprehended him after several attempts to stab them.”
It was learnt that it took the intervention of police officers from the Ihiagwa Police Division to save the suspect from being lynched.
As at press time, Imo police spokesperson, Mike Abattam is yet to respond to the incident as his line was not reachable when contacted by our correspondent.
