Policewoman Arrested In Delta For Killing Own Cop- Husband

Mr. Aririguzo was traveling to see his

daughter in Ogwashi-Uku on Thursday of

last week when his wife gathered a crowd

that clubbed him to death, according to an

eyewitness and Delta police.

BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK

Delta State Police (DSP) have arrested a

policewoman identified as Sergeant Helen for

allegedly killing her estranged husband Kelechi

Aririguzo, who was also a policeman.

Mr. Aririguzo was traveling to see his daughter

in Ogwashi-Uku on Thursday of last week when

his wife gathered a crowd that clubbed him to

death, according to an eyewitness and Delta

police.

A man who gave his name as Uche was

eyewitness to the brutal murder and confided in

a SaharaReporters correspondent that Mr.

Aririguzo met his untimely death after he visited

his daughter, who lives with his estranged wife in

Umuokwe village.

According to Mr. Uche, Mr. Aririguzo had lived in

the neighborhood years ago when serving in a

nearby police division. "However, his decision to

see his daughter did not go down well with his

former wife, who raised alarm that Aririguzo was

a kidnapper and had come to abduct her

daughter,” Mr. Uche said. “It was the alarm that

attracted some youths who attacked the

policeman, clubbing him to death in the

process."

DSP Public Relations Officer Celestina Kalu

confirmed the story and told SaharaReporters

that the suspect is being held in custody along

with her accomplices.

A source told SaharaReporters that Sergeant

Helen and Mr. Aririguzo were legally married but

had been separated for some time.

An elderly woman who spoke on the incident,

Edna Uzoma, stated that the killing of the

policeman has made people in the neighborhood

apprehensive about possible repercussions and

that since the incident on Thursday most people

have run away from their homes.

"Everybody is afraid that police will start

arresting everybody around here," she said.