Anambra police arrests 24-yr-old woman for alleged murder, dismembering of pregnant nurse

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor, over the gruesome murder and dismembering of a pregnant nurse whose lifeless body was discovered in a soakaway pit in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested on Friday, July 25, with the help of community members following the discovery of the body of the nurse.

In the statement posted on the Facebook page of the Command, Ikenga said the suspect, during interrogation, confessed that she and the main suspect identified as Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, who is currently on the run, sold the body parts of the deceased to a native doctor for ritual purposes.

The police spokesperson said preliminary investigations revealed that the late nurse was lured to the suspect’s residence under the pretext of providing medical care, only to be brutally killed.

“The Anambra State Police Command leveraging on the assistance of the Umueri village, Ogbunike community members on 25th July 2025 arrested one female suspect, Somtochukwu Nwafor aged 24 years,” the police statement said.

“The arrest is in connection with the gruesome murder of a pregnant nurse, whose mutilated body was recently discovered in a soakaway pit at Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being the girlfriend of the prime suspect, one Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, from the same village, but currently at large.

“She stated that she was called by the suspect to clean the blood stains after the victim was murdered. She further revealed how they sell the body parts to different evil native doctors in the area.

“Also, preliminary information shows that the victim, a trained nurse was lured by the murderer to his house under the guise of seeking medication.

“Given the information from the suspect, Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in the early hours of 29th July 2025, burst a shrine of an identified native doctor, Nwafor Chibunna Ofornwatadile from Itima Amawa Village, Ogbunike and recovered suspected human body parts, concealed in cellophane (nylon) bags.

“However, the Command has launched a manhunt for the prime suspect, along with the suspected receivers and collaborators.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has strongly condemned the heinous act, describing it as inhumane, criminal, and an affront to public morality and the sanctity of life.

‘The CP encourages anyone with useful information to assist the Police in the ongoing investigation to come forward and assured that the identity of such informants would be adequately protected,” Ikenga wrote.