More than three weeks after the Head of Pathology Unit of the University
of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Ivy Umana, was killed,
the prime suspect in connection in the murder has finally been arrested by the
police in the state.
The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Folorunso Adewole, who showed concern
over the death, during a visit to the hospital two weeks ago, threatened to
call on the Inspector General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, to take over the
investigations into the killing the female doctor, 44.
But yesterday, the prime suspect Henry Silas, 28, was paraded at the
state police headquarters in Uyo.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Cordelia Nwawe, who
briefed journalists, said Silas who hails from Ikot Akpan Anwa village in Ika
Local Government Area of the state was re-arrested on May 13, 2016 in Aba, Abia
State.
According to the PPRO, the prime suspect had escaped from the Shelter
Afrique Police State where he was detained, but following a tip off and calls
made on his telephone line, he was again arrested in Aba.
On interrogation, Silas
reportedly confessed to the crime, saying the killing was as a result of
disagreement he had with the deceased over payment of the sum of N100, 000 for
the work he did in her house, tilling and P.O.P work.
Nwawe said the prime suspect admitted killing her using an object, car
shaft found within the compound of the deceased, saying in the course of moving
into her house, he used the object to hit her.
The command spokesman said when arrested, three ATM cards, two car keys
and Plasma television belonging to the deceased were recovered in one room
apartment at No.124 Aka road, Uyo.
When interviewed, Silas told journalists that on that fateful day, he
was at the deceased's house at Shelter Afrique. On getting to the house, he
called the deceased on phone who came and the opened the gate for him.
He further stated that he and deceased went inside her parlour, where
she started complaining of his work that she did not like the kind of work he
was doing. That she does not think she will pay him, and on trying to plead
with the deceased to pay him his money, the deceased slapped him and told him
to get out of the house, and that when he refused, the deceased pushed him out
and banged the door against him.
Silas stated that he got angry and picked a rod he found outside the
compound and waited for the deceased to come out, and when she did and saw him
holding a big rod, she became afraid ran back inside the house.
He confessed that he chased Umana with the iron, in the process, the
deceased fell down on a cushion, where he hit her with the rod very hard on her
head.
Following the overwhelming evidence, police have vowed to prosecute
Silas.
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Posted: 19/May/2016
More than
three weeks after the Head of Pathology Unit of the University of Uyo
Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Ivy Umana, was killed,
the prime suspect in connection in the murder has finally been arrested
by the police in the state.
The
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Folorunso Adewole, who showed concern
over the death, during a visit to the hospital two weeks ago, threatened
to call on the Inspector General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, to take
over the investigations into the killing the female doctor, 44.
But yesterday, the prime suspect Henry Silas, 28, was paraded at the state police headquarters in Uyo.
The
state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Cordelia Nwawe, who
briefed journalists, said Silas who hails from Ikot Akpan Anwa village
in Ika Local Government Area of the state was re-arrested on May 13,
2016 in Aba, Abia State.
According
to the PPRO, the prime suspect had escaped from the Shelter Afrique
Police State where he was detained, but following a tip off and calls
made on his telephone line, he was again arrested in Aba.
On
interrogation, Silas reportedly confessed to the crime, saying the
killing was as a result of disagreement he had with the deceased over
payment of the sum of N100, 000 for the work he did in her house,
tilling and P.O.P work.
Nwawe
said the prime suspect admitted killing her using an object, car shaft
found within the compound of the deceased, saying in the course of
moving into her house, he used the object to hit her.
The
command spokesman said when arrested, three ATM cards, two car keys and
Plasma television belonging to the deceased were recovered in one room
apartment at No.124 Aka road, Uyo.
When
interviewed, Silas told journalists that on that fateful day, he was at
the deceased's house at Shelter Afrique. On getting to the house, he
called the deceased on phone who came and the opened the gate for him.
He
further stated that he and deceased went inside her parlour, where she
started complaining of his work that she did not like the kind of work
he was doing. That she does not think she will pay him, and on trying to
plead with the deceased to pay him his money, the deceased slapped him
and told him to get out of the house, and that when he refused, the
deceased pushed him out and banged the door against him.
Silas
stated that he got angry and picked a rod he found outside the compound
and waited for the deceased to come out, and when she did and saw him
holding a big rod, she became afraid ran back inside the house.
He
confessed that he chased Umana with the iron, in the process, the
deceased fell down on a cushion, where he hit her with the rod very hard
on her head.
Following the overwhelming evidence, police have vowed to prosecute Silas.
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