C’River: Mob attacks police station over murder suspect

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Angry youths and women from Nwang I and II communities and other parts of the Ekajuk Clan in the Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State on Monday stormed the Ogoja Area Command, demanding the release of a murder suspect.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, Malime Sunday Ejor, 35, was arrested for allegedly killing his 26-year-old girlfriend, Moshie Lucy Igu, on Saturday at a farm in Nwang Village.

The spokesperson for the Cross River State Police Command, Sunday Etiokpah, who disclosed this in a statement the same day, stated that the suspect allegedly attacked the victim at the farm before dragging her to a nearby stream, where he inflicted machete cuts on her, leading to her death.

“Upon receipt of the report, police operatives promptly visited the scene. The suspect was apprehended and rescued from an attempted mob action by angry youths. He is currently in police custody for his safety and ongoing investigation,” he stated. Punch