Parents Arrested After Twin Infants Found Dead in Okpoko Drainage

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a man and his wife after the bodies of their newborn twins were discovered in a drainage channel in Okpoko, Ogbaru LGA. Residents alerted officers to the scene early Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer confirmed that detectives secured the area, began investigations, and soon traced the victims’ biological parents. The couple remains in custody and is cooperating with inquiries. Authorities have not released their names pending further investigation into the circumstances of the babies’ death and abandonment. Anambra’s Commissioner of Police condemned the act as a grave assault on the sanctity of human life. He commended the swift police response and vowed to pursue the case to its logical conclusion to ensure justice is served.

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