Police authority in Abia State has said that a woman has been arrested for holding a knife against a little girl in a viral video would be charged with attempted murder
The 35-year-old woman, Nwoko Gift from Imo State, was caught on camera assaulting her 12-year-old niece, Miss Ebo Chimamanda, while armed with a Kitchen kn!fe, wil
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Maureen Chianaka, said preliminary investigation reveals that on July 5, Mrs. Nwoko who resides at IBB Housing Estate, Umuahia, attempted to k!ll Miss Ebo Chimamanda, who stays with her, on the basis that she refused to spread the clothes she was asked to spread before the suspect (Mrs. Gift) left for the market.
It was revealed that the suspect has repeatedly beaten and has been threatening to k!ll young Miss Chimamanda.
Chinaka said operatives from the World Bank Divisional Police Headquarters, Umuahia, raced to the scene, leveraging on actionable intelligence, rescued the victim, apprehended the suspect, and recovered the exhibit knife.
The police imagemaker said the investigation is ongoing, as the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and the suspect will be charged with attempted m#rder upon conclusion of the investigation.