Ifeanyi Chukwu Arrested for Pushing Teen Off Building
The police in Imo State arrested a 26-year-old man named Ifeanyi Chukwu for allegedly pushing a 17-year-old girl, Chiamaka Chukwuokore, from a two-storey building in Owerri on November 1, 2026, around 1300 hours. The incident reportedly followed an altercation between Chukwu and Chukwuokore, who is the niece of Chukwu's unnamed girlfriend.
Following the fall, Chukwuokore sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, stated that an angry mob attempted to lynch Chukwu after the incident, but police operatives intervened and rescued him.
Chukwu was subsequently taken into police custody.
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