Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The police in Anambra State have arrested a man, Chima Ofoeke, who allegedly murdered his former girlfriend, Mmesoma Umeorini, in Uga, a community in Aguata Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the arrest followed a report by the victim's mother to the Divisional Police Officer in Umuchu Division that her daughter had been missing since 16 October.

"Acting on intelligence-led information, police operatives, in collaboration with members of the Agunechemba security outfit in Uga, arrested the suspect, who was identified as the deceased's alleged former boyfriend," he said. ...