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Police conduct post-mortem on bride-to-be ‘murdered’ by SARS
BY NDUBUISI UWAEZU
The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Bala Ciroma, has ordered a post-mortem over the alleged rape and murder of a lady, Ifeoma Abugu, by some officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), FCT Command, on September 10.
The bride-in-waiting was a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu.
Social media reports alleged that the deceased was sexually assaulted and murdered after three members of SARS invaded the home of her fiancé, Afam Ugwunwa, at Wumba village in the Lokogoma district of Abuja, to arrest him; did not meet him at home but arrested Ifeoma.
DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Police Public Relations Officer for FCT Command confirmed that CP Ciroma ordered a post-mortem, as part of investigation to unravel the true cause of her death.
Ifeoma’s brother, Alex, alleged that the deceased, who had just concluded her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), mandatory service, was arrested and killed four days after she had her ‘introduction’ with Ugwunwa in Enugu State.
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“I was in Lagos when one of my junior brothers called me that he learned that SARS arrested our sister and she died in detention.
“I just came to Abuja today (Sunday) and I have asked some of my uncles, who have been to the police station.
“They said that the policemen alleged that they met my sister unconscious on the bed and they carried her to hospital, where she died,” Alex told Vanguard.
Commenting further on the allegation, DSP Manzah said: “Consequent upon this, the Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, has ordered a discreet investigation and post-mortem to unravel the true cause of death.”