Acclaimed Naval Rating Killed a 12 years Old Girl Over N800

 

Mr. Ikechi Okoro, a 28-year-old man,  naval rating, was alleged to have killed Chidera Timothy with a bottle over an N800 debt his brother owes the girl’s mother.

Twelve-year-old Chidera was a primary five pupil of the Holy Trinity Anglican Primary School in Calabar, Cross River State.

Mr. Ikechi Okoro is on the run, but Ikechi’s younger brother, Friday Okoro, has been arrested by policemen from Atakpa Police Station in Calabar where the matter was reported. However, the arrest of Friday Okoro may well be illegal if he is not involved in the killing.

Following the arrest, the members of the Okoro family residing at 34, Wilkie Street, have taken to their heels.
Was it right for police to have arrested the killer's brother?