The Abia State Police Command has detained Timothy Otu, a preacher, in connection with the death of Happiness Echieze, a 43-year-old lady.
In order to determine what caused the woman to pass away in his hotel room, Otu of the Agape Evangelical Ministry at the Obikabia Junction in the state’s Obingwa Local Government Area is assisting the police.
In a statement made accessible to journalists on Thursday, Maureen Chinaka, the state police public relations officer, revealed this.
She claims that on August 12, 2023, at approximately 9.23 p.m., the pastor and the woman slept in a motel in the town of Ovom.
She claimed that when the pastor left, the woman’s naked, lifeless body was found in the room about midnight.
The PPRO said the suspect was later arrested and the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation.
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The statement read, “On August 13, 2023, around 9.30am, Mr Godwin Akpan residing at Jubilee Guest House in Ovom Village, Obingwa Local Government Area reported to the Isialangwa Police Division that on the evening of August 12, 2023, around 9.25pm, a clergyman named Timothy Otu associated with Agape Evangelical Ministry at Obikabia Junction in Obingwa LGA, checked into the guest house along with a woman named Happiness Echieze from Isialangwa LGA, Abia State. Happiness Echieze was 43 years of age.
“Further details provided by Mr Akpan indicated that on the same date, around midnight, he entered the hotel room of the aforementioned clergyman and discovered the lifeless body of Happiness Echieze. She was found unclothed, and a white substance was emanating from her mouth and nose. Regrettably, the clergyman was absent from the scene.
“Preliminary investigations have been launched into this matter. The deceased’s body has been transported from the location and is currently at the SDA Mortuary in Aba, awaiting an autopsy.
“Additionally, the suspect in this case has been apprehended and the case has been transferred to the State CID for discreet investigations.”
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