The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended a man suspected of killing Mrs. Juliana Dimaka, a businesswoman based in Eket.
Mrs. Dimaka, who ran the Testimony Supermarket at Grace Bill Street, was found dead in her home on the night of October 17.
She had been strangled by an unknown assailant.
A source from the Eket Divisional Police Station, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspect was arrested on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he had escaped to after the murder.
The source said that the suspect was hiding in his friend’s apartment when he was tracked down by the police detectives investigating the case.
The source said: “We traced and tracked the culprit to Port Harcourt in Rivers State, arrested him and took him to Ikot Akpanbia in Uyo.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP MacDon Odiko, declined to confirm the arrest when contacted by NAN.
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He said, “I am not confirming anything to you until I’m able to get information on the matter. It will take me time, and I have a lot on my table now, but if you have any information, send it to me so that I can start digging.”