Augustine Akor, 21, was taken into custody by the Enugu State Police Command. He is accused of raping and killing Faith Akuji, a 16-year-old girl who is believed to be his relative.relative.
The suspect was arrested on June 12, 2023, by operatives working in the Igbo-Eze North Division of the command with the assistance of the neighborhood security watch, according to a statement released by the police on Saturday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe.
Ndukwe said that the suspect raped the victim on June 8 and strangled her in a bush at Mpole-Ubere, which is in the Ette community, to hide the crime.
According to the statement, preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had vanished on June 8 “after her grandfather sent her to grind cassava in the community center, with all efforts made to trace her whereabouts proving unsuccessful.”
victim into the bush and forced her to engage in sexual activity with them until she fainted and died as a result.
“The victim, who was discovered without any lower body clothing, was taken to a hospital, where doctors on duty confirmed that he had died.”
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, according to the PPRO, was conducting additional investigation into the case.
He mentioned that the suspect would be brought to court once the investigation was finished.
