Man (caretaker) arrested for stabbing co-tenant to death in Abia 1
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Man (caretaker) arrested for stabbing co-tenant to death in Abia

Mr. Matthew Ahiwe, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant on Saturday in Umuosu community, in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State.

The suspect was said to have stabbed the deceased, Chigozie Eluwa, an indigene of Eziama Ubakala in Umuahia South LGA following an altercation.

It was gathered that the 42-year-old Mr. Matthew Ahiwe may soon be charged to court in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State to prove his innocence over the allegation that he was responsible for the death of Chigozie Eluwa.

The suspect was arrested at the weekend by the police in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state.

Mr. Matthew was reportedly transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) where he is currently waiting for trail.

A colleague of the deceased mechanic who gave his name as Chigozie Obinna disclosed that Eluwa was reportedly killed at Umuosu community in the same Umuahia LGA.

According to Mr. Obinna (a colleague of the deceased), there has been no love lost between the suspect; Ahiwe and the deceased which sometimes results in bad blood amongst them.

Eluwa was said to have capitalized on the acrimony between him and the co-tenant to issue the deceased a quit notice.

Obinna further stated that before the quit notice, the caretaker had disconnected power supply to late Eluwa’s apartment, a situation he had for long-lived with.

He, however, hinted that the deceased had concluded plans to get another apartment before he was “gruesomely murdered” by the caretaker at the weekend.

A source at the State Police Command Headquarters who confirmed the incident, said the case has been handed over to the State CID for further investigation.

The source said that the command will after investigation charge the suspect to court.

The deceased corpse has since been deposited in a morgue at the state capital.

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