Delta police nab prime suspect in murder of retired judge
The Delta police command has confirmed the arrest of the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of a retired judge in Delta.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Asaba.
Mr Edafe said the suspect was arrested on Saturday in his hideout in neighbouring Anambra.
“On Saturday, 6th December 2025, Operatives of the homicide section of State CID, Delta Police Command acting on intelligence arrested one Godwin Mngumi, aged 25 years old, in Anambra State.
“Godwin is the security man who allegedly murdered Justice Ifeoma Okogwu (rtd) in her home in Asaba.
“During his arrest, the phone of the late retired justice was recovered from the suspect,” Mr Edafe said.
He said the suspect confessed that he invited his friend, who was also arrested and one other suspect at large, over to the house where they carried out the dastardly act together.
Mr Edafe said the manhunt for the third suspect is ongoing.
The late judge, Ifeoma Okogwu, was murdered in her home in Asaba on the night of Thursday, November 27, 2025.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Africa
Livestream: South African presidency releases full video of Fani-Kayode’s diplomatic ceremony
The disagreement has also attracted heated reactions on social media.
States
Police nab masqueraders for obstructing road in Akwa Ibom
The police said the suspects were armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons, creating unnecessary tension among road users.
NationWide
Military rescued 119 abducted travellers, killed terrorists in one week: DHQ
Mr Onoja said the operation demonstrated the military’s determination to deny terrorists the opportunity to abduct civilians.
States
FERMA engages 50 youths to maintain federal highways in Borno
The maintenance engineer urged the youths to demonstrate commitment.
States
Tinubu returns to Plateau for campaign rally seven months after 10-minute airport visit
Mr Tinubu arrived in Jos earlier on Saturday and was received by his party members.
Heading 1
Telecommunications failures disrupt nearly 50,000 flights across U.S.
The disruption, which started on Friday afternoon, left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded at airports.
