{"id":8958,"date":"2026-11-04T14:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/police-confirm-death-of-girl-allegedly-pushed-from-two-storey-building\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:15:59","slug":"police-confirm-death-of-girl-allegedly-pushed-from-two-storey-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/police-confirm-death-of-girl-allegedly-pushed-from-two-storey-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm death of girl allegedly pushed from two-storey building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"241\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Police-confirm-death-of-girl-allegedly-pushed-from-two-storey-building.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"FCT Police Summon Farmers, Herders\u2019 Leaders Over Dabiri, Paiko Violence\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026 Suspect to face murder charge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Chidi Nkwopara<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OWERRI \u2014 The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 17-year-old Chiamaka Chukwuokore, who was allegedly pushed from a two-storey building in Owerri.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Henry Okoye, confirmed the development in a statement yesterday, disclosing that the 26-year-old suspect, Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, would now face a murder allegation following the victim\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okoye said the incident occurred on November 1, 2026, along Mbonu Ejike Street, Ikeneagbu, Owerri.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the suspect remained in police custody as investigations continued to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing the victim\u2019s death, the suspect is now facing a murder allegation. He remains in police custody as investigations continue to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure that justice is served,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police spokesman said the Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Garba Bosso, commiserated with the family of the deceased and assured that a thorough investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Command also urged members of the public to remain calm, avoid spreading unverified information and allow the police to carry out their duties professionally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanguard recalls that in an earlier statement following the incident, Okoye said the victim sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was receiving treatment in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also disclosed that an angry mob had attempted to lynch the suspect but police operatives intervened and rescued him before taking him into custody.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/police-confirm-death-of-girl-allegedly-pushed-from-two-storey-building\/\">Police confirm death of girl allegedly pushed from two-storey building<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 Suspect to face murder charge By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI \u2014 The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 17-year-old Chiamaka Chukwuokore, who was allegedly pushed from a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}