….As CP Babaji orders Discrete Investigations,
….he reassures Justice and strongly refutes the request for money allegations.
The FCT Police Command has arrested one Joseph Mbounu Ifeanyi, age 33 years the principal suspect in connection with the death of one Evelyn Omape Alifia Yakubu in the Lugbe Area of the FCT.
According to a press release signed by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh ANIPR, she said that following a report by one Aduojo Daniel Yakubu, at the Trademore Division Police headquarters, investigative assets of the Command attached to the Division immediately commenced action.
She said upon visitation, the victim was found dead in her residence on February 21, 2022. All efforts to take the corpse to the morgue for the necessary actions proved abortive as the family of the deceased insisted on immediately burying the corpse due to the state of the body at the discovery point.
According to the command spokesperson, however, preliminary investigations have revealed that the principal suspect, Joseph Mbounu Ifeanyi, an electrical technician, was last seen with the deceased before the discovery of her dead body, that Joseph actually called to inform the deceased family members of her demise, and that he had since been out of reach until his arrest.
The statement read, “The case has been absorbed by the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), where the investigation is being intensified and further discoveries will be made public.
“The Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, CP Babaji Sunday while registering his condolences with the family and friends of the deceased, called for calm.
“He assured them that no stone would be left unturned in unraveling the cause of Evelyn’s death and ensuring that justice would be served.
“The Command equally enjoined members of the public to disregard misleading reports in some sections of the media, alleging that the police demanded the sum of three hundred thousand (300,000.00) from the family of the deceased, which slowed down investigations into the matter. This report is unfounded.
“In addition, the CP FCT Command wishes to categorically reiterate the zero tolerance of the command under his watch to any form of extortion and calls on members of the public not to hesitate in availing the police with useful and timely information to enable them to detect and prevent crimes in the FCT. “
The statement concluded by calling on residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or abnormal occurrences to the police.
