A middle-aged woman has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children ablaze in Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State.
The suspect, identified as Nneamaka Nwosu, a native of Amawbia in Awka South LGA, of the state, was said to have come in contact with the deceased when she became homeless following a divorce.
The police spokesman said that an altercation which degenerated into a fight had ensued between the two women and the latter hit the former with a pestle on her head.
He said that when his colleague collapsed, the other tied her up with her children, poured fuel on them before setting them ablaze.
The PPRO said that the suspect gave different names including Nneamaka Nwosu as her name; adding, however, that she’s currently in police custody.
The police spokesperson said that the bodies of the deceased persons have been recovered and deposited in a morgue and that an investigation had been opened on the matter.