Anambra man kills cousin, buries body in shallow grave

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Chukwudalu Ezeani, for allegedly killing his cousin, Chinedu Ezeani, and burying his body in a shallow grave in Afube village, Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect was said to have committed the crime on August 1, 2025, at about 8 p.m. in his residence, before concealing the corpse within his compound for nearly eight months.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday, noting that the case was initially reported as a missing person incident at the Amichi Police Station.

According to him, operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, later revisited the case following credible intelligence, which led to the arrest of the suspect. Punch