By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Augustine Gola Ejowo, 50, by its operative in Ovwian/Aladja Division in Udu Local Government Area of the state for the alleged murder of his forty-five-year-old girlfriend, Felicia Catibekpe.
After Ojowo committed the heinous crime, he went to nearby police station to report himself and he was arrested.
The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Wale Abass, confirmed the arrest at a press briefing held in Asaba, the state capital on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023.
According to Abbas, the suspect was arrested on 21/6/2023 when he reported himself at the Police Station.
“The suspect stated that he murdered the woman during the course of a disagreement using a machete.”