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The dead body of a yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman has been sighted in a bush along Amaraku-Umudim Road in Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to reports, the lifeless body of the pregnant woman was discovered with her upper garment removed.
The Eastern Updates understands that the body was discovered in the early hours of Tuesday and her identity has not been discovered.
A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the woman’s body showed no signs of blood or trauma.
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The source said, “It happened in the morning of Tuesday. The woman was killed and dumped in the bush along Amaraku-Umudim Road. She is pregnant and was stripped naked of her upper wear.
“But the confusing thing is that she did not sustain any blood stain as to link her death to assassins or gunmen. We are yet to find out exactly what led to her death.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, said he had yet to be briefed on the matter but promised to revert as soon as the command got information and didn’t get back as of the time this report was filed.
In another report, reports reaching the desk of The Eastern Updates has it that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Command, have apprehended the duo of Nweke Daniel Kelechi and Iroude Chibuzor over alleged currency racketeering of ₦850,000.
The suspects were apprehended during a sting operation around United Bank for Africa, UBA, ESBS, in Enugu.
Their arrest followed actionable intelligence and surveillance on the suspects’ activities.
During the sting operation, Chibuzor was initially arrested, but it was discovered that he was working for Kelechi, who authorised him to sell new notes.