Police launch investigation after Pregnant woman was murdered, hung on cashew tree in Anambra

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Following the discovery of a pregnant woman’s lifeless body hanging on a cashew tree along the Uke/Ideani Road on Tuesday, tragedy and horror engulfed the people of Anambra State’s Idemili North Local Government Area.

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD, has called the horrific event, which has since provoked public indignation and demands for justice, a disturbing act of cruelty and an act of man’s inhumanity to man.

In response to the tragedy, CP Orutugu launched a thorough investigation into the alleged murder, determined to expose and prosecute those responsible.

In Idemili North and the surrounding areas, he also urged community leaders, traditional leaders, and stakeholders to provide the police with reliable information that could support the current investigation.

Officers from the Ogidi Police Division responded to a report and went to the area, where they recovered the death of the unidentified pregnant woman, according to a statement given to reporters on Tuesday by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer.

He stated that while efforts are being made to identify her and determine the complete circumstances of her death, the body has now been placed in the mortuary.

The statement reads: “The Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD today 6th May 2025 called on Stakeholders and Community leaders of Idemili North to assist with information to unravel the perpetrators of the suspected murder of a pregnant lady found hanging on a cashew tree along Uke/Ideani road.”

“The CP described the incident as unfortunate and a stark example of “man’s inhumanity to man and ordered a thorough investigation into the incident to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.”

“To this end, the Command calls on members of the public to help identify the deceased, as Police Operatives from Ogidi Police Division have recovered the body and deposited it in the mortuary.”

”Further developments would be communicated accordingly.”

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