The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, for allegedly pushing a 17-year-old woman, Chiamaka Chukwuokore, from a two-storey constructing in Owerri, the state capital.
The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at about 1:00 pm, alongside Mbonu Ejike Street, Ikeneagbu, Owerri, following an alleged altercation between the suspect and the sufferer.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Henry Okoye, confirmed the arrest in an announcement on Monday, saying the sufferer sustained severe accidents and is presently receiving remedy in a hospital.
Okoye disclosed that the sufferer is the youthful sister of the suspect’s girlfriend.
According to the police spokesperson, the suspect allegedly pushed {the teenager} throughout a confrontation, inflicting her to fall from the two-storey constructing.
The assertion learn, “The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, aged 26, following allegations that he pushed a 17-year-old woman, Chiamaka Chukwuokore, stated to be the niece of his girlfriend, from a two-storey constructing alongside Mbonu Ejike Street, Ikeneagbu in Owerri.
“The incident reportedly occurred on November 1, 2026, at about 1300 hours, following an alleged altercation between the suspect and the sufferer. The sufferer sustained severe accidents and was instantly rushed to a close-by hospital, the place she is presently receiving medical consideration and stays in essential situation.
“Following the incident, an indignant mob mobilised and tried to lynch the suspect. However, the immediate intervention of the police operatives led to the profitable rescue of the suspect, who was subsequently taken into police custody.
“The suspect is currently undergoing investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and facilitate necessary legal action.”
The command disclosed that police operatives rescued the suspect after an indignant mob reportedly gathered and tried to lynch him following the incident.
It additionally urged members of the general public to chorus from spreading unverified details about the incident and to depend on official sources for correct updates.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Audu Bosso, assured residents that the incident could be totally investigated and that anybody discovered culpable would face the required authorized penalties.
Bosso appealed to members of the general public to stay calm and keep away from taking the regulation into their fingers, stressing the necessity to enable the police to hold out their duties professionally.
He added that additional developments could be communicated to the general public because the investigation progresses.
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