Ogwu, Nigerian Police officer, kills wife over infidelity, disappears

A police officer serving in Edo State, Inspector Sylvester Ogwu, has reportedly shot his wife to death over allegations of infidelity and disappeared.

A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) correspondent that Ogwu, on Tuesday, booked an arm in line with police protocols.

He, however, “went straight to his rented apartment, shot his wife three times.

“He killed her on the allegation that his wife was cheating on him”, said the insider, while speaking with DDM.

The source reported further that “after killing his wife in the early morning on Tuesday, he went to First Bank.

“There, he dropped his arm with the police men on escorts duty, who never suspected anything.

“He told then that he was coming to withdraw money inside the bank.

“But before the policemen would know that he killed his wife, the said inspector had disappeared.

“Till now his whereabouts are unknown and operatives of the Edo State Command have put on effort to get him arrested,” he told DDM.

Who is Sylvester Ogwu?

Inspector Ogwu is a senior inspector recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in the year 2000.

According to those close to him, he is a native of Igalla Local Government area of Kogi State.

Other incidences involving police violence against women

Recently, DDM reportedly that a female freelance journalist and law graduate of the University of Uyo, Miss Lynda Ukonne, has begun enforcement of her ₦5m judgement against the Police.

According to the reported, Miss Ukonne has set machineries in motion to compel CSP Ekene Nwosu, the Officer in Charge of the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Police Command.

Nwosu is expected to pay the sum of 5 million Naira awarded by the State High Court in Uyo, the state capital.

The court, presided over by Justice Theresa Obot, had on August 3, 2023, awarded the said sum to Ukonne.

The suit was premised on violation of her fundamental human rights by the police officers, akin to that of Ogwu.

It was instituted against Nwosu, alongside the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command.

Other respondents include Inspector Anthony Uchebunjo of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Raymond Amu of the State CID, and Mabel Inyang of the Anti-Robbery Squad.

Justice Obot also awarded the sum of 100,000 Naira against the respondents to cover the cost of litigation.

The court ruled that the detention of Miss Ukonne and torture was unlawful, unconstitutional and satanic.

Any update on Ogwu?

In the meantime, the police officer that reported the incident involving Inspector Ogwu has promised to provide more details of the incident.

DDM will publish the events revolving around Ogwu as they unfold.

Stay tuned…

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