Operatives of the Homicide Section, State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended a 25-year-old security guard, Godwin Mngumi, over the killing of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu.
Mngumi, who fled after the incident, was tracked down and arrested in Anambra State, where investigators also recovered the late judge’s mobile phone in his possession.
According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, the suspect confessed during interrogation that he invited two accomplices—identified as Nnaji Obalum and another yet-to-be-identified individual—to the residence of the retired jurist, where they jointly carried out the brutal attack.
Police authorities confirmed that Obalum has since been arrested, while efforts have been intensified to track down the third suspect who is currently on the run.
The Command assured the public that justice will be served as investigations continue.
