Man arrested in Port Harcourt over murder of Eket businesswoman

<p>The Police in Akwa Ibom have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of an Eket-based businesswoman, Mrs Juliana Dimaka.</p>, <p>Dimaka, the owner of Testimony Supermarket at Grace Bill Street in Eket, was alleged to have been strangled to death at her home on Oct. 17 at 8.00p.m.</p>, <p>A reliable source at the Eket Divisional Police Station, who craved anonymity, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Eket.</p>, <p>The source said that crack detectives from the Akwa Ibom Command investigating the murder traced the suspect to Port Harcourt, River State, where he fled to evade arrest.</p>, <p>According to the source, the suspect was traced to his friend’s apartment, where he was hiding.</p>, <p>“We traced and tracked the culprit to Port Harcourt in Rivers State and arrested him and took him to Ikot Akpanbia in Uyo,” he said.</p>, <p>When contacted, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP MacDon Odiko, said, “I am not confirming anything to you until I’m able to get information on the matter.</p>, <p>“It will take me time and I have a lot on my table now, but if you have any information, send to me, so that I can start digging.”</p>