The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a landlord for questioning over the suspected murder of a 23-year-old female nursing student in Alor, Idemili South, LGA.
The body of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor student was found in her residence on June 14, 2026.
Police operatives who visited the scene observed a deep cut on the deceased’s thigh, other visible marks of violence on her body and blood stains around the scene, suggesting that she may have been murdered.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement today, June 18 confirmed that the Landlord of the residence where she was found has been taken into custody
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed investigative officers to expedite action on the investigation into the reported murder.
The CP gave the directive following the transfer of the case from the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for a comprehensive and discreet investigation.
