ANAMBRA TEACHER ACCUSED OF FLOGGING BOY TO DEATH SURRENDERS
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The Anambra State Police Command said that the main suspect, a teacher named Mrs Dim Ebere, 47, who is accused of beating a 12-year–old boy to death at a school in Adazi-Enu, Anaocha Local Government Area, has come forward and turned herself in at the Neni Police Station in the same area.
The police had started looking for the suspect after the boy died from injuries he supposedly got during the beating.
In a statement on Saturday, the police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect surrendered herself after the police carried out a search.
Ikenga explained that the operation was done with help from officers at the Neni Divisional Police Headquarters and through ongoing talks with people in the community and local leaders in Adazi-Ani.
According to him, the suspect is currently in police custody and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka, where the ongoing investigation will be concluded.
According to him, the suspect is currently in police custody and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka, where the ongoing investigation will be concluded.
“To this end, the Command commends the cooperation of the Adazi-Ani community, the traditional institution and other stakeholders whose support contributed to the suspect’s surrender.
“The family of the deceased and members of the public are hereby assured that the Command remains committed to ensuring that justice is served.
“The Command further urges members of the public to remain calm, refrain from taking the law into their own hands, and continue to provide useful information that will aid ongoing investigations and other policing efforts across the state.”
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