From Ifeoma Ejiofor
Anambra State Police Command on Thursday says the suspected killlers of a lady who was accused of theft by funseekers in an undisclosed hotel have been arrested.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga(DSP) in a press statement.
Ikenga said that the birthday celebrant and his friends who allegedly beaten the lady to death before dumping her into the hotel’s swimming pool are in police custody while the case is being investigated.
A source said that the slaint young lady, identified as Chinyere Awuda was last weekend beaten to death by fun seekers in a club, inside Cosmila Hotel in Awka, Anambra State.
The lady who was said to be from Nnobi, in Idemmili South LGA of the state, was found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel on Sunday morning, where she was allegedly dumped after being beaten to death.
The young lady was said to be accused of picking from the money which the friends of the celebrants were spraying on him.
A source said, “One of the clubbers accused her of picking money which the fun seekers were spraying on their friend who was a birthday celebrant.
“Some others said she did not only pick money, but went for bundles of money, which a clubber stacked by his seat side, waiting to spray on the celebrant,” another source said.
“Some of these girls just dress up and come to the club and begin to pick money. While you’re spraying your friends, these girls will just be picking and pocketing the money.
Another source claimed that despite efforts made by other people in the club to rescue the girl, they continued to beat and molested her.
She said that the accused lady was later dragged outside the club, and her lifeless body dumped into the hotel’s swimming pool.
A number of respondents who spoke with journalists in Awka condemned the celebrants and his friends for taken laws into their own hands.
Alleged theft: Police arrest suspected killers of a young lady in Anambra
