CITIZENS COMPASS— Godwin Mngumi, the prime suspect in the murder of former Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, the Retired Chief Justice of Delta State, has said that he, alongside his accomplices, did not plan to murder the justice.
Mngumi disclosed this in a video released by the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday.
The video captured the spokesperson for the Command, Bright Edafe, interrogating the suspects who responded accordingly.
The video commenced with Edafe narrating a brief history of the incident before the interrogation.
According to Mngumi, the life of the Retired Chief Justice was cut short barely a week after he assumed work as her security guard.
Mngumi was interrogated alongside his accomplice, Nnaji both of whom said they had no intention of killing the retired judge but to steal the mobile phone, wristwatch, jewellery, powerbank and other valuable items of the Retired Chief Justice.
Fielding questions from the police image maker, the 25-year-old suspect they had no intention of killing the retired Justice.
Background information
In his recap, Edafe said, “I am SP Edafe Bright and this is Delta State Police Command. About two weeks ago, the internet was awash with the murder of one of the former Chief Justice of Delta State. She was murdered in her apartment because she was found lifeless in her apartment with her legs and hands tied while her face, face, nose and eye were tied.
“We believe that due to lack of air, she died. However, the security man who she newly employed was nowhere to be found, our investigation revealed that the act must have been carried out by the security man because they took away two of her phones (displaying the phone) and some of her belongings.
“Delta State Police Command in our usual way embarked on intelligence-led investigations, traced this suspect and arrested him in Anambra State.
“The operatives of the Homicide Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department are the ones who carried out this investigation. Lo and behold! The suspect was arrested alongside his friend who also took part in the brutal murder of the judge. Aldi, there is another one who is presently at large.
“This is the Samsung phone of the deceased and this is a handkerchief which the suspects took for hard currency and later abandoned at the security post when they found out that it was not hard currency.”
Confession
“My name is Godwin Mngumi
“I worked with the madam for about a week. I am 25 years old. We were three in number that carried out the offence,
“We did not plan to kill her, we only planned to take her phone.
“When we got there, we tied her hands and legs, took her phone, wristwatch, necklace and power bank.
“She has passed away..”
Asked if he reported the incident and he responded in the negative.
As for the phone, he said, “My friend took the big phone and the small one was sold.”
Accomplice speaks
“My name is Nnaji, and I am 21 years old.
“We tied the wish legs and hands as we entered. I was outside as at the time she was being tied.
“I put my SIM card in her phone. I feel bad.”
Both suspects pleaded for mercy.
