Detectives at the Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police
Asaba have arrested a prime suspect in the alleged murder of Chief Amenughanwon Uti Chinyem,? the Eleme of Obianyima, near Abavo, Ika South Local Government Area of the State. He is Chief Joseph Chinyem.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe, who made this known to news men in Asaba on Tuesday, said that the suspect was arrested at the Police Headquarters premises while he was seeking the withdrawal of a case reported against him.
He explained that the suspect has been interrogated and might subsequently be charged to court if found culpable.? Chief Chinyem, (Alias Face of Indian) had allegedly been on the run since
“The Eleme” was reportedly murdered in Obianyima near Abavo Ika South Local Government Area where houses and other properties worth millions of naira were allegedly razed? by angry youths who vowed to expose the killers of their palace chief.