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A man was allegedly  killed by his brother following disagreements over funds generated for mother's funeral. Mr Remigus was allegedly murdered by his brother Patrick Obiesheike in Umulowoshie Umuoahochie Autonomous Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, following disagreements over funds raised for mother's funeral. The suspect reportedly fled the community after commiting the crime. Remigus,55, was a commercial motorcyclist, who lived in the village with his family before he was killed by his brother. The wife of the deceased reported the incident to the Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters on Monday. The remains of Remigus has been deposited in a morgue and a manhunt for the suspect, who is currently on the run has the launched, a Police personnel confirmed. With files from The Punch.

Men of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old man for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter. The suspect was identified as Uchenna Egbuchulem, of Nduhu Alaenyi, Ogwa in Mbaitoli Local government area of the state. The spokesman of the police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that the police, acting on information, stormed the man’s house and arrested him on Tuesday. “On the 12/5/2020, upon a report received from a good Samaritan, operatives of the Divisional Police headquarters in Mbaitoli, arrested the above-named suspect for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his biological daughter to the extent of getting her pregnant,” Ikeokwu said. He said that the mother of the victim (an Ivorian) had left the marriage and returned to her country. This, he said gave the father the privilege to sleep with his daughter, threatening to kill her with a machete on each of the occasions. Ikeokwu added that the command has launched an investigation int