Murder Case: Police Debunk Rumour of Averting Justice, Says It’s Unfounded

The Anambra State Police Command has debunked the rumour that it was trying to avert justice on the case of a woman who killed her househelp.

Speaking in a statement shared by its spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, on Thursday, it stated that the report was false and unfounded.

Recall that a woman identified as Madam Nmesoma Okafor tied and beat her 10-year-old house help to death in Anambra State.

The police stated that the woman is still in police custody and will be charged to court on Monday, 15th of March, 2021.

Read the full statement below;

‘The attention of the Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a misleading report on Instagram credited to one Gwamnishu Emefiena Harrison that Police have refused to charge to Court one Madam Nmesoma Okafor ‘f’ aged 25years of Nkpor in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State over alleged torture and murder of her teenage house help who died in the hospital while receiving treatment on 16th February, 2021.

The report is false and unfounded. In fact the suspect in question is still in police custody and would be charged to Monday on monday 15/3/2021 after conducting an autopsy.

The Command wondered why the author could not cross-check his facts with the police in a sensitive matter such as this before publishing.

In view of the foregoing, the Commissioner of Police CP Monday Bala Kuofs, fsi, urges the public to disregard the report and further assures them that justice will be served on the matter.’