Patent Medicine Dealer arrested over alleged murder of woman in Calabar

A middle-aged ‘patent medicine dealer’ identified arsenic Ofofon has been arrested by information operatives pursuing the alleged sidesplitting of a young pistillate successful the Afokang country of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Residents of Afokang Road said the fishy was apprehended successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday after section vigilante members reportedly discovered him attempting to lavation distant bloodstains allegedly linked to the crime.

According to neighbours, the incidental is believed to person occurred astir midnight on Tuesday inside the suspect’s apartment. 

Residents said traces of humor were inactive disposable successful a drainage transmission successful beforehand of the gathering erstwhile quality of the incidental spread, attracting scores of onlookers to the country on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses alleged that the unfortunate had visited the suspect’s residence successful the institution of different young pistillate and a young man. 

They claimed the young antheral escaped during the onslaught and raised the alarm.

Several residents said they had agelong harboured suspicions astir the suspect, alleging that screams were often heard from his flat astatine night.

One resident, Mr Umoren David, alleged that the fishy attempted to dispose of parts of the victim’s remains earlier r...