Abia court orders remand of suspect in alleged murder of Poland returnee

A Mobile Court sitting at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Umuahia, Abia State, has ordered the remand of one Ebochue Kingsley Uzoka, 40, over his alleged involvement in the murder of Chimaobi Anya Ojo.

Presiding over the case on Monday, January 28, 2025, Chief Magistrate P. N. Lekwa arraigned Uzoka on charges of conspiracy and murder, as filed under Sections 324 and 319(1) of the Criminal Code.

According to court documents, Uzoka and other accomplices, who are currently at large, were accused of conspiring to kill and unlawfully taking the life of 36-year-old Chimaobi Anya Ojo on September 20, 2024, at Nkata Ibeku, Umuahia North.

The court adjourned the case to February 19, 2025, directing the Chief Registrar of the Magistrate Court, Umuahia North, to transfer the original case file to the Attorney General of Abia State for further legal proceedings.

The victim, Chimaobi Anya Ojo, a native of Elu Ohafia in Ohafia Local Government Area, had returned from Poland in February 2024 to reunite with his family and settle down.

Sadly, his life was tragically cut short just weeks after celebrating his daughter’s first birthday on September 8, 2024.