Attempted Murder: Police Nab Fleeing Man Suspected To Have Chopped Off Victim’s Fingers

By Chuks Eke

Men from the Anti Kidnapping and Rapid Response Squards (AK/RRS) Awkuzu, who are attached to the Anambra State Police Command, have arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly cutting off his creditor’s fingers with a machete in an attempt to murder him.
Nnamdi Michael Awu Igbeke (a.k.a Coach), a native of Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra state, has been on the run since October 2023. He allegedly cut off three fingers of his victim, Chinedu Chima, with a machete at a stretch.
According to the source, Chima, a native of Ogboji in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi but a resident of Nsugbe in Anambra state, had on a fateful day approached Awu Igbeke at his sawmill at Nsugbe and demanded payment of his N30,000 debt he was owing him, but rather than settle the debt, Awu Igbeke allegedly abducted Chima with the help of his cohorts and took him into a tick forest in Nsugbe attacked him with a machete, and robbed him of his phone and other
As if that was not enough, it was reported that at the last count, Awu Igbeke picked up a machete and aimed it at Chima’s head, but Chima covered his head with his two hands to protect it, and the machete landed in his hands, cutting off three fingers from his right hand and severed his left hand.
To fuel his rage, Awu Igbeke allegedly collected the severed fingers, pocketed them, and fled to Obigbo in Rivers State.
The police later declared him wanted and launched a manhunt for him from October of last year until about two weeks ago, when he was apprehended and is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigations Department (Ak/RRS), CID Annex, formerly the state headquarters of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Awkuzu.
Barr. Victor C. Alo, Chairman of the Abakaliki Lawyers Association in Anambra state, described Awu Igbeke’s actions as wicked, barbaric, and inhuman. The association plans to work with Chima’s family and pursue justice in the case.
Alo, on the other hand, praised the state police command for their efforts in apprehending the fleeing Awu Igbeke three months after the incident and demanded that his cohorts be arrested immediately.