Anambra State Police Command have arrested the suspended Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Mbazulike Iloka, over his wife’s controversial death.
Iloka was suspended by the State government on Friday, pending the conclusion of investigation into the alleged murder of his wife, Chidiebere Mbazulike Iloka, and to avoid any interference.
Mrs Iloka is alleged to have been subjected to domestic violence.
A source had told newsmen that the embattled suspended LG Chairman, also known as Mba Mba is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, Anambra State, under charges of culpable homicide.
The Anambra State police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest to our newsmen on Wednesday.
Ikenga, however, called for caution from the public, saying that the case is being investigated as an autopsy will prove the cause of the wife’s death.
“He is in our custody now and we urge the members of the public to be patient as the autopsy shall prove the cause of the wife’s death. Meanwhile, the investigation is still ongoing please,” Ikenga added.
Iloka’s arrest followed a petition by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Monday and addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
