Obinna Uchendu
Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Police Command yesterday said that the command have arrested a 33 year old man, one Mr. Martin Odanwu for allegedly killing his eleven year old stepson, Destiny.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Loverth Odah who confirmed the arrest said that Mr. Odanwu was said to have beaten the boy to death for being outside home at odd hour.
According to her, the incident occurred at Amaofia Ngbo, Ohaukwu local government area of the state.
She noted that the suspect who was arrested by the Ohaukwu police command was thereafter brought to the State Police headquarters in Abakaliki where he is currently being detained.
The PPRO said that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Garba has ordered full investigation into the killing.
According to her, “on 27 July, 2021, one Chijioke from Umuogudu Akpu, Okposhi Eshi in Ngbo, Ohaukwu local government and one Ekene Ituma of the same address went to the police station in Ohaukwu and reported that around 1:30 am, they heard the voice of a woman crying”.
“When they went to know what happened, they saw a lifeless boy by name Edeh Destiny of 11 years on the ground. When they asked the woman, she said the boy was beaten to death by her husband; Martin Odanwu, 33, of Amaofia Ngbo”.
“I asked her why the man beat the child to death, she responded by saying that trouble started when the man went to the market to buy things and on his way coming, he saw the children and started quarreling with them why they were outside by that time and caught Destiny and beat him to death”.
“Ohaukwu Police Division has arrested the suspect and handed him over to the Police Command Headquarters. As I am talking to you, Martin Odanwu is in the cell. The Commissioner of police has ordered full scale investigation into the matter to unravel the circumstances behind the killing”. ENDS
